Work Values and Personnel Management Style

• Published in: Canadian journal of behavioural science 1985-07, Vol.17 (3), p.246-262
• Main Author: Bordeleau, Yvan
• Format: Article
• Language: fre
• Subjects: Personnel management; Quebec/Quebecois/Quebec City/Quebec Province
• ISSN: 0008-400X

Over the last thirty-five years, industrial & organizational psychology has been continuously concerned with the complex phenomenon of leadership, a dynamic & comprehensive macrosystem with three input microsystems -- superior, subordinate, situation -- each with its own internal dynamics. The superior is not just a cognitive/logical input microsystem, but also an emotional one. The existence of relationships between certain aspects of the superior's personality & his behavioral style in personnel management has been shown by numerous studies. To determine how nonmanagement employees would act if placed in management positions, questionnaire data were obtained from French-Canadian women (N = 86, 47 secretaries & 39 technicians, average age 25.7 & 31.0, respectively) at a Quebec U. The results show that work values are related to the projected management style of these employees. Researchers must consider the various aspects of the "superior" input microsystem (experience, personality, skills), concurrently with subordinate & situation input microsystems. The results suggest the possibility of using work values to partially predict the eventual management style of job candidates. Training should be based on work to improve cognitive interpretation of reality & to change basic attitudes. 3 Tables, 2 Figures, 43 References. Modified HA