Mapping espoused organizational values

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dc.contributor.authorBourne, Humphrey
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Mark
dc.contributor.authorParry, Emma
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-22T10:21:52Z
dc.date.available2017-12-22T10:21:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-17
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops an inventory and conceptual map of espoused organizational values. We suggest that espoused values are fundamentally different to other value forms as they are collective value statements that need to coexist as a basis for organizational activity and performance. The inventory is built from an analysis of 3112 value items espoused by 554 organizations in the UK and USA in both profit and not-for-profit sectors. We distil these value items into 85 espoused value labels, and these are assessed in terms of their similarity and difference through judgements made by 53 experienced individuals. The resulting conceptual map facilitates the evaluation of values which are espoused at the organizational level, as opposed to aggregations of personal values, an important distinction that is often ignored in the literature. This analysis identifies a number of distinct areas of emphasis occupied by espoused values. In particular, the richness of value labels that relates to broader ethical issues may be aimed at external stakeholder management, but also may have an increasing influence on organizational behaviour as they are embedded into organizational practices. By advancing our understanding of espoused values, through an analysis of those being used in practice, we provide a means by which future research into organizational values and ethical issues can progress.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBourne H, Jenkins M, Parry E. (2019) Mapping espoused organizational values. Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 159, September 2019, pp. 133-148en_UK
dc.identifier.cris18908862
dc.identifier.issn0167-4544
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3734-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk:8080/handle/1826/12830
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCorporate valuesen_UK
dc.subjectEspoused valuesen_UK
dc.subjectInventoryen_UK
dc.subjectMultidimensional scaling organizational behaviouren_UK
dc.subjectOrganizational valuesen_UK
dc.titleMapping espoused organizational valuesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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