2. According to M. Haralambos, “A value is a belief
that something is good and desirable”.
According to T. W. Hippie, “Values are conscious
or unconscious motivators and justifiers of the
actions and judgment”.
3. TYPES OF VALUES
Terminal values
Includes things like happiness,
self respect, family, security, freedom,
recognition, comfortable life.
Instrumental values
Includes honesty, sincerity,
ambition, independence, ambition,
obedience, courageousness, and also some
negative traits too.
4. A belief is an internal feeling that something is
true, even though that belief may be unproven
or irrational.
A belief can come from different sources,
including:
o A person’s own experiences or experiments.
o The acceptance of cultural and societal
norms.
o What other people say.
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6. IMPORTANCE OF VALUES AND BELIEFS IN OD
Set of values, assumptions and beliefs are integral part of od as it helps
in shaping the goals and methods in the field.
Values can strongly influence employee conduct in the workplace.
If an employee values honesty, hard work, and discipline he will likely
make an effort to exhibit those traits in the workplace.
Binds people together in a community.
Tell people how to behave to achieve organization’s vision.
Contribute to organizations vitality and performance.
7. article
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
This article discusses the significance of personal values in the understanding and management of
organizational behavior. Values have been shown to be related to such practical concerns as decision
making, motivation, selection, communications, managerial success, and organizational context
differences. The purpose here is to describe why personal values are important, where and how such
knowledge might be helpful to managers, and how values might be measured. Survey data for over 25
years from the Opinion Research Corp. indicate that there has been a major shift in the attitudes and
values of the work force. The changes are characterized by increasing demands for, as well as tolerance
of, self-expression, self-fulfillment, and personal growth. Another study of 141 subordinates and their
direct supervisors indicated that values similarity significantly related to the supervisor's leadership
style. Better understanding of the value profiles of employees, suggestively, has various policy
implications for organizations. Knowing something about an individual's value system is recognized as
a necessary prerequisite to designing effective organizational motivation systems.
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10. CONCLUSION
Values are the ideals of an individual
personal importance.
More or less permanent in nature.
They represent a single belief that guides
actions and judgement across objects and
situations.
