BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Performance Appraisal, Conscientiousness, Interactional Justice
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A broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. Values have to do with what we consider good and bad, are motivational, and signal how we believe we should and should not behave. Values very general and do not predict behaviour in specific situations very well. Values tend to be structured around achievement, power, autonomy, conformity, tradition and social welfare and same values are not held by everyone. Traditionalists, baby boomers, generation x, and millennials (or gen. y) Contrasting experiences have led to notable value differences. Traditionalists portrayed as being respectful of authority and having high work ethic. Gen x seen as cynical, confident and pragmatic. Gen y seen as confident, social, demanding of feedback, and somewhat unfocused. Some indication that gen x/y more inclined to value money, status and rapid career growth , see work as less central, value leisure more, more inclined toward work-life balance.
