ISSN:
1572-8528
Keywords:
values
;
human nature
;
organizational culture
;
business ethics
;
leadership
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Abstract This study explores how managers perceive the issue ofcreating `common values,' what change strategies theyprefer, and their reflection on `value-basedmanagement.'Common values are the glue which binds anorganization together; they motivate and createa sense of community. If properly implemented, theemployees can be trusted in the absence of directrules and regulations. Most managers embrace a holistic view of man on a rhetorical level, but thewell-being of the company has priority in practice.Given these assumptions, held reluctantly orimplicitly, there is little leeway for democraticmanagement.This methodological reduction of man mostlyremains hidden. Without an open discussion, suchshort-term deviations from an ideal situation runthe risk of being a permanent conflict in the companyculture, or lead to an ontological reduction ofman.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007775731891
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