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Introduction
This essay will discuss value within an organisation, more specifically, individual values, and its importance to organisational behaviour. This essay will also discuss the importance of understanding differences between national cultures and its impact on the value within an organisation, as well as on employee behaviour at work. Lastly, examples will be given pertaining to the findings made within this essay, and the related differences between organisational values from employee in Japan and the United States of America.
Question 1
What are individual values, and why are they so important in organisation behaviour?
Individual values are the fundamental beliefs a person holds about an issue, a course of action, or the desirability of a future situation. Individual values are for the most part not consciously chosen. ... Once formed, values are difficult to change. Many conflicts, as well as seemingly irrational behaviours, are the consequences of strongly held beliefs and values. Terminal values define the overall goal we want to achieve and have two components: our purpose or personal mission defines why we exist, and our dreams for the future or personal vision defines what we want to become (Schermerhorn, J. ... Instrumental values are preferred modes of conduct, defining how we plan to fulfill our purpose and dreams. Instrumental values focus on competence which has to do with abilities, and integrity, which has to do with character (Schermerhorn, J. ...
Hofstede found that values fall into four groups:
• The theoretical person is primarily interested in the discovery of truth, in the systematic ordering of knowledge. ... This individual values people as ends, and tends to be kind, sympathetic, and unselfish. ...
Values are important to the study of organizational behaviour because they lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation and because they influence our perceptions (Robbins, S. ... Another key importance of values relate to a person’s persuasiveness.
Approximate Word count = 1528
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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