Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Top and Middle–Level Managers' Value in Slovenian Enterprises

Ivan Erenda, Zlatka Mesko Stok, Maja Mesko

Abstract :

Background:Personal value system of top and middle–level managers is utmost important, because it influences to behaviour to other people, groups of individuals, perception of individual and organizational success and ethical behaviour.Objectives:The study is focused on the personal values as this factor influences the way how the managers will decide and act in enterprises. In the study are particularly emphasised the question of evaluation of the values in the lives of the Slovene top and middle–level managers. Methods/Approach:In the study we included 150 participants from different small and middle–size Slovene enterprises. The obtained data was processed with SPSS 16.0 and the descriptive statistics and variances analysismethods were used to analyse them.Results: We have established that the managers from all kinds of enterprises highly valued the family and partnership values, as well as the following values: equality (equal opportunities for all), inner harmony (self–consciousness), freedom (to think and act as one wishes), the feeling of belonging (the feeling that we mean something to other people), and peace. Conclusions: According to the results of this study and obtained differences among various enterprises, as well as according to the sphere of activity, the number of managers, and size of enterprise, we can conclude, that the participants from the studied enterprises are most open to innovation and co–operation.

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

Cite This Article:

Ivan Erenda, Zlatka Mesko Stok, Maja Mesko Top and Middle-Level Managers’ Value in Slovenian Enterprises Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

Number of Downloads : 592

References :