DocumentCode :
1512619
Title :
The values of engineers and managing engineers
Author :
Munson, J. Michael ; Posner, B.Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Marketing, Univ. of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Issue :
4
fYear :
1979
Firstpage :
94
Lastpage :
100
Abstract :
Personal value orientations of engineers employed in high technology industries are investigated. The importance placed on specific values by engineers and managing engineers are compared using the Rokeach Value Survey. Although there were significant differences between these two groups on both values involving desirable end states of existence (terminal values) and those referring to preferable end states of existence (terminal values) and those referring to preferable modes of conduct (instrumental values), in general the value orientations were similar. Value orientations were found, however, to be related to levels of employee success. Engineers whose performance was above average reported significantly different value orientations from below-average success engineers. Despite overall similarity, personal values also demonstrated significant discriminative and predictive validity in distinguishing managing engineers from nonmanagement engineers. The results of the study are encouraging, and suggest that information about personal values might play some role in organizational decisions regarding job placement, promotion, formation of special groups, and in the design of employee motivation and incentive programs.
Keywords :
management; Rokeach Value Survey; engineers; high technology industries; managing engineers; organisational decisions; value orientations; Companies; Correlation; Educational institutions; Instruments; Reliability; Vectors;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9391
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1979.6447357
Filename :
6447357
Link To Document :
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