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This paper focuses on the individual manager making difficult decisions within the context of the organization in which he or she is a member. It proposes a method for examining the interplay of individual and corporate value systems, offering a value congruence model. Hypotheses are generated concerning the varying nature of the value conflicts faced by managers. These are then evaluated based upon interview data from a cross-section of managers in two organizations. The impact of differing organizational value systems is discussed, as well as the implications of the study for research in this area.
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Jeanne Liedtka is an Assistant Professor and Chair, in the Department of Management at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. Her current research interests involve the study of value conflict in the health care field.
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Liedtka, J.M. Value congruence: The interplay of individual and organizational value systems. J Bus Ethics 8, 805–815 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383780
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