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S • Values are powerful but silent force affecting human behaviour.
• Values are stable, long lasting beliefs about what is important to an individual. Values
are very important for the study of organizational behaviour, because values have an
important impact on the perceptions, attitudes, needs and motives of the people at
work.
• Values are the basic convictions that give as a sense of right and wrong. Values help
the employees in deciding that what they feel is not right or what is right or we can
say that values help employees in deciding that what is wrong or what is right. Some
examples of the values are obedience, self-respect, honesty and equality

According to White and Bednar “value is a concept of the desirable, an internalized criterion of standard
of evaluation a person possesses. Such concepts and standards are relatively few and determine or guide
an individual’s evaluations of many objects encountered in everyday life”
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VALUES ARE MOST CENTRAL
TO THE CORE OF A PERSON CS OF VALUES
VALUES ARE RESISTANT TO
CHANGE AND ARE RELATIVELY TYPES OF VALUES
PERMANENT.
VALUES ARE TRANSCEND
SPECIFIC SITUATIONS,
TERMINAL VALUES
PERSONS OR OBJECTS A terminal value is an ultimate goal in a
desired status or outcomes.
VALUES PROVIDE STANDARDS
OF COMPETENCE AND
INSTRUMENTAL VALUES
MORALITY.
It is a tool for acquiring a terminal
VALUES HAVE TWO values.
ATTRIBUTES- CONTENT AND
INTENSITY
 VALUES AND In an organisation to understand the values is
useful for managers because values influence
ORGANIZATIONAL the behaviour of people. Values influence the
BEHAVIOUR behavior of individuals in the following ways:

• Values of an individual have set the limits for determination of ethical and unethical behavior for
themselves as well as for others.
• If the values of an individual do not match with the values of organisation, the individual can leave the
organisation.
• Values of an individual influences the way he looks at the organization’s success.
• Values influence the way in which an individual looks at other individuals or group of individuals. Values
become the basis of interpersonal interactions.
• An individual’s perception about the problems faced by him is influenced by values. As a result the
decisions taken by him to overcome these problems are also influenced by his values.
• Organizational values are the fundamental beliefs and principles that
guide an organization’s behavior, decisions, and interactions.
• These values serve as a compass, providing direction and purpose. They
shape the company’s culture, influence how employees work together,
and impact relationships with customers and other stakeholders.
• Organizational values are not just slogans; they form the bedrock upon
which successful companies build their identity, authenticity, and
sustainable growth.

ORGANISATIONAL
VALUES
CULTURAL EXTERNAL
FOUNDATIO INTERACTIO
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PURPOSE BEHAVIORA AUTHENTICIT
AND L Y AND
DIRECTION GUIDELINES UNIQUENESS
 GUIDING PRINCIPLES CULTURAL FOUNDATION
AUTHENTICITY AND
UNIQUENESS
CHARACTERISTICS ALIGNMENT WITH STRATERGY
OF
CORE BELEIFS DIFFERENTIATION
ORGANISATIONAL
CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY VALUES EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

BEHAVIORAL IMPACT EXTERNAL PERCEPTION

UNITY AND COHESION

BEHAVIORAL INFLUENCE PROBLEM SOLVING AND

CUSTOMER TRUST
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
 SHARED BELEIFS AND IDEALS

FOUNDERS AND LEADERS

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY AND TRADITION

SOURCES EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL

LEARNING AND ADAPTATION

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