Values in the Workplace

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This paper provides an overview of the importance of values in today?s workplace from a management perspective. Initially, a definition is offered as to the meaning of values within the workplace. It presents the arguments and rationales offered for the presence of values in the workplace as compared to a workplace in which values have no role. Assumptions associated with both perspectives are reviewed as the arguments for each are presented. Fallacious reasoning, if used in either argument, is also identified. Finally, conclusions are offered as to the merits and strengths associated with both arguments.

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"In order to fully understand the current interest in values in the workplace from a management perspective, it is important to examine recent linkages between business ethics and values. There has been a growing interest in the application and practice of business ethics within the workplace (e.g., Davis, Johnson, & Ohmer, 1998; Duizend & McCann, 1998). In the study of business ethics, some researchers have also made an effort to focus the influence of work values (Cressey & Moore, 1983; Mitchell & Scott, 1990) and personal values (Barnett & Karson, 1987) in business practices. Overall, the findings of such research suggest that differences in individuals' behavior and the degree to which they adhered to ethics and/or legal principles was largely determined by their deeply-held work and personal values."

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