2005
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-2626-6
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The Kuwaiti Manager: Work Values and Orientations

Abstract: Work values and the loyalty (commitment to hard work, profession, and principles) of 762 managers in Kuwait were investigated. The results indicated that managers scored high on work values and loyalty. Furthermore, there was a high positive correlation between the two measures. Demographic and organizational variables had significant influence on managerial orientations. Specifically, expatriates and female managers showed a high commitment to work values and loyalty.

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“…She further argues that team co-operation and group work do not generally fit well with Iranian culture. This result has been supported by [18]- [21]. Namazie [22] used Hofstede"s model to examine Iran and compared it with Hofstede"s findings.…”
Section: Culture Studies Specific To Iran Contextmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…She further argues that team co-operation and group work do not generally fit well with Iranian culture. This result has been supported by [18]- [21]. Namazie [22] used Hofstede"s model to examine Iran and compared it with Hofstede"s findings.…”
Section: Culture Studies Specific To Iran Contextmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…The creation of this ethical climate requires the development of a culture where each individual is driven to behave according to the prevailing and driving norms and values standardized by a society to enforce high moral standards. Pakistan is a very religious and spiritual country, where people place a strong emphasis on justice, harmony, and generosity in the workplace (Ali and Amirshahi, 2002). From a spiritual perspective, faith and belief in a higher power tends to lead to greater levels of morality and, thus, ethical behaviors (Barham, Younies and Muhamad, 2009).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O estudo dos valores permite predizer e antecipar atitudes e comportamentos dos indivíduos (Ali & Kazemi, 2005;Paschoal & Tamayo, 2005;Porto & Tamayo, 2006) na medida em que influencia o indivíduo a adotar comportamentos congruentes e a estabelecer objetivos de acordo com o seu sistema de valores (Kelman, 1958). A investigação sobre os valores e do seu papel nas tomadas de decisão (Harpur, 1999;Porto & Tamayo, 2006) permite, também, prever experiências de trabalho e seus resultados (Porfeli, 2008) e compreender a sociedade e as suas alterações (Porto & Tamayo, 2003).…”
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“…A nível organizacional, os valores de trabalho contribuem para a compreensão do comportamento organizacional (Ali & Al-Kazemi, 2005;George & Jones, 1999). O estudo da sua relação com variáveis organizacionais aumentou a partir da última década (Paschoal & Tamayo, 2005) e tem-se debruçado sobre a forma como influenciam a interpretação das experiências de trabalho (Uçanok, 2009).…”
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