Linking Individual Value Orientations to Employee Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis
Journal of Employment Counseling
Published online on September 04, 2018
Abstract
---
- |2
This study tested the relationships of individualism, power distance, and mastery orientation to 2 employee attitudes (organizational trust and organizational commitment) that are associated with employees’ psychological benefits within the organization. Results from university employees (N = 706) showed that individualism negatively, whereas mastery positively, related to trust and commitment. Power distance positively related to trust only. The moderating role of mastery was also identified. These findings can help employment or organizational counselors to appreciate value‐related factors that facilitate employees in psychologically integrating into the organization and to explore new ways for employers to foster employees’ positive attitudes.
- Journal of Employment Counseling, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 124-142, September 2018.