Note for Organizational Behaviour - OB By Suman Kumar Acharya

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Chapter 3 Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR S T E P H E N P. R O B B I N S E L E V E N T H © 2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. E D I T I O N WWW.PRENHALL.COM/ROBBINS PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie Cook

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Values Values Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence. Value System A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their intensity. © 2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 3–2

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Importance of Values ➢ Provide understanding of the attitudes, motivation, and behaviors of individuals and cultures. ➢ Influence our perception of the world around us. ➢ Represent interpretations of “right” and “wrong.” ➢ Imply that some behaviors or outcomes are preferred over others. © 2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 3–3

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Types of Values –- Rokeach Value Survey Terminal Values Desirable end-states of existence; the goals that a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.-A job in Microsoft. Instrumental Values Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one’s terminal values.-Through hard work and systematic planning. © 2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 3–4