Find Out How Much it Means to Me! The Importance of Interpersonal Respect in Work Values Compared to Perceived Organizational Practices

28 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2009

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Niels Van Quaquebeke

Kühne Logistics University

Sebastian Zenker

University of Hamburg

Tilman Eckloff

University of Hamburg

Date Written: 15 2008, 12

Abstract

Two large online surveys were conducted among employees in Germany to explore the importance employees and organizations place on aspects of interpersonal respect in relation to other work values. The first study (N = 589) extracted a general ranking of work values, showing that employees rate issues of respect involving supervisors particularly high. The second study (N = 318) replicated the previous value ranking. Additionally, it is shown that the value priorities indicated by employees do not always match their perceptions of actual organizational practices. Particularly interpersonal respect issues that involve employees’ supervisors diverge strongly negative. Consequences and potentials for change in organizations are discussed.

Keywords: work values, interpersonal respect, organizational culture, organizational practices

JEL Classification: M10, L2, M12, M, M14

Suggested Citation

Van Quaquebeke, Niels and Zenker, Sebastian and Eckloff, Tilman, Find Out How Much it Means to Me! The Importance of Interpersonal Respect in Work Values Compared to Perceived Organizational Practices (15 2008, 12). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2008-085-ORG, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1327197

Niels Van Quaquebeke (Contact Author)

Kühne Logistics University ( email )

Großer Grasbrook 17
Hamburg, 20457
Germany

HOME PAGE: http://www.the-klu.org/quaquebeke/

Sebastian Zenker

University of Hamburg

Allende-Platz 1
Hamburg, 20146
Germany

Tilman Eckloff

University of Hamburg

Allende-Platz 1
Hamburg, 20146
Germany

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