Small businesses (SMEs) are very dependent on little groups of decision-makers. This research intends to highlight the link between the decision-maker’s work values and organizational behaviour. The instruments used are the Italian version of the Questionnaire Work Importance Study/Work Values Scale and an in-depth interview; subjects are 47 SME owners. We found that specific orientation work values emerged which are significantly correlated to specific organizational choices: Materialistic-Orientation with (negative) spin-off behaviour in employees, Self-Orientation with presence of company’s web page, Other-Orientation with presence of company’s web page and membership in Entrepreneurial Associations, Independence-Orientation with hiring of foreigners (negative).
Work values and small business behaviour
CUBICO, Serena
2008-01-01
Abstract
Small businesses (SMEs) are very dependent on little groups of decision-makers. This research intends to highlight the link between the decision-maker’s work values and organizational behaviour. The instruments used are the Italian version of the Questionnaire Work Importance Study/Work Values Scale and an in-depth interview; subjects are 47 SME owners. We found that specific orientation work values emerged which are significantly correlated to specific organizational choices: Materialistic-Orientation with (negative) spin-off behaviour in employees, Self-Orientation with presence of company’s web page, Other-Orientation with presence of company’s web page and membership in Entrepreneurial Associations, Independence-Orientation with hiring of foreigners (negative).
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