Personal Value Systems: A Determinant of Management Practices in a Developing Country

Abstract

This article investigates personal value systems in Iraq, in a sample of managers. The results indicate that the dominant values are those that compose the outward‐directed category: tribalistic, conformist and socio‐centred. In comparison American managers score high on manipulated values and the inner‐directed category is dominant. The results are discussed in relation to changes in Iraqi society and the functions of management.

Citation

Ali, A. and Twomey, D.F. (1987), "Personal Value Systems: A Determinant of Management Practices in a Developing Country", Management Research News, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027897