VALUES By Dr Rosy Walia
Dec 23, 2015
VALUES
By Dr Rosy Walia
VALUES
– Values are broad preferences concerning appropriate
courses of action or outcomes.
– Basic conviction that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence
• VALUE SYSTEM A HIERARCHY BASED ON A RANKING OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S
VALUE IN TERMS OF THEIR INTENSITY
DO VALUES CHANGE???
• “NO”…They are relatively permanent• They are formed in our earlier years of life• Black n white…… what about grey???? VALUES INFLUENCE OUR ATTITUDES AND
BEHAVIORS DIFFERENCE IN VALUE SYSTEM DETERMINES
DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR
Sources of values
– Parents.
– Friends.
– Teachers.
– Role models.
– External reference groups
TYPES OF VALUES.
Milton Rokeach’s value categories: terminal values and instrumental values.
– Terminal values.• Preferences concerning the ends to be
achieved.– Instrumental values.• Preferences for the means to be used in
achieving desired ends.
TYPES OF VALUES(contd)
– Gordon Allport’s values categories.
• Theoretical values.
• Economic values.
• Aesthetic values.
• Social values.
• Political values.
• Religious values.
TYPES OF VALUES(contd)
– Maglino’s categories of workplace values.
• Achievement.
• Helping and concern for others.
• Honesty.
• Fairness
Hofstadter's Framework for Assessing Cultures
VALUE CONGRUENCE
. Value congruence– Occurs when individuals express positive feelings
upon encountering others who exhibit values
similar to their own.
– Incongruent values may result in conflicts over
goals and the means to achieve them
PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN VALUES.
– Movement away from the following values:
• Duty.
• Honesty.
• Responsibility.
• Economic incentives.
• Organizational loyalty.
• Work-related identity
PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN VALUES — cont.
– Movement toward the following values:
• Meaningful work.
• Pursuit of leisure.
• Personal identity.
• Self-fulfillment.
PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN VALUES — CONT.
– Important work-related values for the present and the future:
• Recognition for competence and accomplishments.
• Respect and dignity.
• Personal choice and freedom.
• Involvement at work.
• Pride in one’s work.
• Lifestyle quality.
• Financial security.
• Self-development.
• Health and wellness.
THE 8 VALUES OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ORGANISATIONS
THE 8 VALUES OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ORGANISATIONS
THE 8 VALUES OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ORGANISATIONS