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The values of engineers and managing engineers
J.M. Munson,Barry Z. Posner +1 more
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In this article, the importance placed on specific values by engineers and managing engineers are compared using the Rokeach Value Survey, and the results of the study are encouraging, and suggest that information about personal values might play some role in organizational decisions regarding job placement, promotion, formation of special groups, and in the design of employee motivation and incentive programs.Abstract:
Personal value orientations of engineers employed in high technology industries are investigated. The importance placed on specific values by engineers and managing engineers are compared using the Rokeach Value Survey. Although there were significant differences between these two groups on both values involving desirable end states of existence (terminal values) and those referring to preferable end states of existence (terminal values) and those referring to preferable modes of conduct (instrumental values), in general the value orientations were similar. Value orientations were found, however, to be related to levels of employee success. Engineers whose performance was above average reported significantly different value orientations from below-average success engineers. Despite overall similarity, personal values also demonstrated significant discriminative and predictive validity in distinguishing managing engineers from nonmanagement engineers. The results of the study are encouraging, and suggest that information about personal values might play some role in organizational decisions regarding job placement, promotion, formation of special groups, and in the design of employee motivation and incentive programs.read more
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The relationship between managerial values and managerial success in the United States, Japan, India, and Australia.
George W. England,Raymond T. Lee +1 more
TL;DR: This paper investigated the relationship between managerial values and managerial success for a diverse sample of American managers, Australian managers, Indian managers, and Japanese managers, finding that personal value patterns were significantly predictive of managerial success and could be used as a basis for selection and placement decisions.