Value Congruence: : A Test of its Effects on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Instrumentality

Thomas Kalliath

ISBN 10: 3639341791 / ISBN 13: 9783639341799

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The enduring interest in value congruence in organizational behaviour is confirmed by the following search results in a popular data base. A search in Proquest with search word value congruence yielded 42,582 responses, and narrowed search in scholarly journals yielded 18,105 responses. The study reported in this book used response surface methodology and polynomial regression to investigate value congruence in a sample of 1358 employees from a multi-hospital system located in a large city in the Midwestern United States. The investigation produced substantial evidence for the main effects of values on organizational commitment, instrumentality and job satisfaction. However, support for the congruence effect was weak and sporadic. The findings raise questions about the importance given to the value congruence construct in past organizational behavior research. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are likely to be of interest to researchers and practitioners in organizational psychology, organizational behaviour, human resource management, strategic management and related disciplines.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Value Congruence: : A Test of its Effects on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Instrumentality
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639341791
• ISBN 13: 9783639341799
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 22W x 15H x 0.8D centimeters 22 centimeters width by 15 centimeters height by 0.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 219 grams

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Synopsis

The enduring interest in value congruence in organizational behaviour is confirmed by the following search results in a popular data base. A search in Proquest with search word ?value congruence? yielded 42,582 responses, and narrowed search in scholarly journals yielded 18,105 responses. The study reported in this book used response surface methodology and polynomial regression to investigate value congruence in a sample of 1358 employees from a multi-hospital system located in a large city in the Midwestern United States. The investigation produced substantial evidence for the main effects of values on organizational commitment, instrumentality and job satisfaction. However, support for the congruence effect was weak and sporadic. The findings raise questions about the importance given to the value congruence construct in past organizational behavior research. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are likely to be of interest to researchers and practitioners in organizational psychology, organizational behaviour, human resource management, strategic management and related disciplines.

About the Author

Thomas Kalliath, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis, USA) is Associate Professor of Orgnizational Behavior at the Australian National University in Canberra. Dr. Kalliath has published in the areas of work values; work-life balance; and innovations in teaching. He is a recipient of many excellence awards in research and teaching.