NORMS & VALUES

Question 1

What are values according to Schwarz?

Answer 1

Values = culturally defined standards by which we observe beauty and good.
10 values: self-direction; hedonism; power; stimulation; achievement; benevolence….

Question 2

Inglehart and modernization theory

Answer 2

There’s a link between society and values.
Values created in formative years.
Values disagree with the norms of society.

Question 3

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 3

Physiological needs ->Safety needs -> love and belonging -> Esteem -> Self-actualization
If one is incomplete -> can’t move on to the next level

Question 4

What is vision-mission?

Answer 4

Vission - abstract goal of company
Mission - concrete goal

Question 5

Functional BS

Answer 5

Makes use of values, is an instrument to persuade clientele, improve confidence and decrease anxiety of employee.

Question 6

What are some perceptions on values (BM)

Answer 6

1) Values important in dominant management discourse; autonomously chosen values, outside of action; shared values => avoiding values
2)Values - practical, emerge in intense social situations.
3)Evaluative, compelling voluntarily; provide meaning.

Question 7

Norms

Answer 7

Restraint on behavior, act as a criterion for standards.
Formed in social interactions as well.
Evaluative, obligatory; connection to morals and ethics.

Question 8

Cult values

Answer 8

Collective idealization that diverges attention from detail.
Reached with the use of propaganda.

Question 9

Desires

Answer 9

Impulsive, unreflective wants.

Question 10

What are the consequences of being a leader on individuality?

Answer 10

A leader is an individual, but also! representative of a larger group, so =>loss of autonomy.