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Who cares? The importance of interpersonal respect in employees' work values and organizational practices

Author(s) / Creator(s)

van Quaquebeke, Niels
Zenker, Sebastian
Eckloff, Tilman

Abstract / Description

Two large online surveys were conducted among employees in Germany to explore the importance employees and organizations lay on aspects of interpersonal respect in relation to other work values. The first study (N1 = 589) extracted a general ranking of work values, showing that issues of respect which involve supervisors are rated particularly high among employees. The second study (N2 = 373) replicated the previous value ranking by and large. However, it is shown that the value priorities indicated by employees are not always matched by organizational practices. Especially respect issues which involve employees' supervisors diverge strongly negative. Consequences and potentials for change in organizations are discussed.

Keyword(s)

Arbeitsbedingungen Wert Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung Soziale Wahrnehmung Arbeitnehmer Einstellung Arbeitsbedingungen Werte Interpersonale Interaktion Soziale Wahrnehmung Arbeitnehmereinstellungen; Betriebliche Interaktionen Working Conditions Values Interpersonal Interaction Social Perception Employee Attitudes Employee Interaction Organizational Behavior

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Date of first publication

2006

Is part of series

Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;71

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    van Quaquebeke, Niels
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Zenker, Sebastian
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Eckloff, Tilman
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:01:43Z
  • Made available on
    2008-12-12
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:30:41Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:01:43Z
  • Date of first publication
    2006
  • Abstract / Description
    Two large online surveys were conducted among employees in Germany to explore the importance employees and organizations lay on aspects of interpersonal respect in relation to other work values. The first study (N1 = 589) extracted a general ranking of work values, showing that issues of respect which involve supervisors are rated particularly high among employees. The second study (N2 = 373) replicated the previous value ranking by and large. However, it is shown that the value priorities indicated by employees are not always matched by organizational practices. Especially respect issues which involve employees' supervisors diverge strongly negative. Consequences and potentials for change in organizations are discussed.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-23343
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/549
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8896
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of series
    Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;71
  • Keyword(s)
    Arbeitsbedingungen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Wert
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Soziale Wahrnehmung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Arbeitnehmer
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Einstellung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Arbeitsbedingungen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Werte
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Interpersonale Interaktion
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Soziale Wahrnehmung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Arbeitnehmereinstellungen; Betriebliche Interaktionen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Working Conditions
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Values
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Interpersonal Interaction
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Social Perception
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Employee Attitudes
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Employee Interaction
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    Organizational Behavior
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Who cares? The importance of interpersonal respect in employees' work values and organizational practices
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok