Organizational Values and Value Congruency and Their Impact on Satisfaction, Commitment, and Cohesion: An Empirical Examination within the Public Sector

The present study examines the impact of organizational values and value congruency on satisfaction, commitment, and cohesion within a not-for-profit setting. Information for the study was collected from 387 highway and transportation department executives. The findings indicate that organizational...

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Published in:Public personnel management 1991-06, Vol.20 (2), p.195-205
Main Authors: Boxx, W. Randy, Odom, Randall Y., Dunn, Mark G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commitments
Comparative studies
Effects
Government executives
Human resource management
Job satisfaction
Organization
Organizational behavior
Public Administration
Public sector
Social aspects
Values
Values (Philosophy)
Variance analysis
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Summary:The present study examines the impact of organizational values and value congruency on satisfaction, commitment, and cohesion within a not-for-profit setting. Information for the study was collected from 387 highway and transportation department executives. The findings indicate that organizational values affect satisfaction, commitment, and cohesion. Moreover, value congruence (i.e., a fit between professed organizational values and the values deemed appropriate by employees) also impacts these behavioral variables. If organizations lack the values studies and/or value congruence is low, the study results indicate that action should be taken to change the organization's value orientation.
ISSN:0091-0260
1945-7421
DOI:10.1177/009102609102000207