Values Flashcards

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values (2)

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  • principles that guide behaviour

- meanings that indicate what is desirable and has worth to the manager

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facets of values (2)

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  • relatively enduring/long-term

- broad, abstract goals that lack a specific referent

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facets of attitudes (3)

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  • somewhat more likely to change than values
  • have specific referent
  • likes/dislikes
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why are values important to manqgement (3)

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  1. give stability and continuity to management
  2. help us to clarify and rank our goals
  3. value chains: families build shared commitment based on shared values guiding behaviour
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what are the types of values (4)

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  • absolute or relative
  • intrinsic or extrinsic
  • traditional, personal, or professional
  • instrumental (modes of conduct) or terminal (end state)
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intrinsic values (3)

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  • internal values
  • don’t need external recognition
  • eg. self-acceptance and community
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extrinsic values (3)

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  • external values
  • derive meaning/worth from someone/something else
  • eg. money and fame
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traditional values (2)

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  • those held my predominant society where one lives

- not well defined

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personal values

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  • values individuals hold for themselves
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professional values

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  • values related to job/career
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instrumental goals (3)

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  • guiding principles that outline the ideal modes of behaviour and conduct throughout a lifetime
  • lead to terminal goals
  • clean, forgiving, honest, polite, etc
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terminal goals (3)

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  • long term goals or the ideal end states of existence
  • “output” in management model
  • eg: a comfortable life, family security, happiness, wisdom
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absolute values (5)

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  • specific direction for action
  • independent of surroundings
  • not responsive to new situations
  • reduces alternatives
  • extreme and definitive
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relative values (4)

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  • general direction for action
  • interpreted in context of surrounding environment (honesty)
  • responsive to new situations
  • increases alternatives
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when did boomers enter work

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1965 - 1985

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when did gen-X enter work

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1985 - 2000

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when did gen Y/millenials enter work

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what are dominant work values of boomers (2)

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  • accomplishment, recognition

- work is central to their lives and they are loyal to their career

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what are dominant work values of gen-X (3)

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  • friendship, happiness, pleasure
  • team oriented and loyal to relationships
  • work life balance and not financial success is more valued
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what are dominant work values of gen Y/millennial (2)

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  • money, freedom, comfortable life

- loyal to self and relationships; team oriented

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rank the least to most materialistic of cohorts in their last year of high school

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  • boomers
  • millenials
  • gen X
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rank the least to most value on work centrality of cohorts in their last year of high school

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  • millenials
  • gen X
  • boomers
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do baby boomer life goal’s reflect more extrinsic or intrinsic values?

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do gen X life goal’s reflect more extrinsic or intrinsic values

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do gen Y life goal's reflect more extrinsic or intrinsic values
extrinsic
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millenials or boomers: more civic minded (concern about social problems)
- boomers
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millenials or boomers: more concerned for others (charity, job is recognized by society)
- boomers
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millenials or boomers: more community service oriented
- millenials (may be due to grad requirement)
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what values of youth are affected by economic recession (4)
- prolonged transition to independence - self confidence and self worth decreased - decline in trust of institutions - concern and support for others increased
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what are the 4 highest ranking values in astronauts
1. achievement 2. enjoyment 3. self-direction 4. benevolence
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achievement
- success, ability, ambition, intelligence, hard work, competitiveness
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enjoyment
- pleasure, enjoying life, humour
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self-direction
- in work or in leisure
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benevolence
- helpfulness, honesty, loyalty, love, and forgiveness
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how did spaceflight impact values of astronauts (2)
- reflected individualism initially: achievement, enjoyment and self-direction - post-flight values for the collective good: universalism, spirituality and power
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how did gender affect changes in the value of achievement for astronauts
- decreased more for women than for men
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how did gender affect changes in the value of spirituality for astronauts
- increased more for women than for men
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behaviour
- what people actually do; implies action | - there is often a gap between values (the ideal) and behaviour (the actual)
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attitudes
- outlooks or opinions that may express values, serve as a means of evaluation, or demonstrate feeling in regard to some idea, person, object, event, situation, or relationships - states of mind or feeling , likes and dislikes
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what are the similarities between values and attitudes (2)
- abstract | - can be either explicit or implicit
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cultural values
- generally held conceptualizations of what is right or wrong in a culture or what is preferred - customs, manners, and gestures are indicators