This book investigates the influence of personal values on managerial behaviour in modern organizations, and how this impacts upon company performance and relationships. With a focus on central Europe, the authors explore the notion of a personal values system and seek to identify the influencing factors behind behaviour. Providing a new methodological and contextual framework which goes beyond established measurements, the book offers insights into the most important studies in the area and will provide valuable reading to academics in the fields of management, organization and HRM, as well as practitioners and policy-makers.

Zlatko Nedelko is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Management and Organization, at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. His research interests involve management, organization, management behaviour, personal values and transition economies. Zlatko was previously a visiting researcher in the Department of Management and Organizational Behaviour at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.

Vojko Potocan is Professor of Management and Organization in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Management and Organization, at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Having previously studied at the University of Maribor, he is head of the postgraduate management and organization programme and teaches in three universities in Slovenia, as well as other universities across Europe.

1;Preface;5 1.1;References;10 2;Contents;11 3;List of Figures;12 4;List of Tables;13 5;Chapter 1: Personal Values and Managerial Behaviour: A Gap in the Knowledge;16 5.1;1.1 Introduction;17 5.2;1.2 Literature Review: Theoretical Frameworks for Considerations of Management Behaviour;19 5.2.1;1.2.1 Managers' Values;20 5.2.2;1.2.2 Personal Attitudes;22 5.2.3;1.2.3 Managers' Behaviour;23 5.3;1.3 Discussion: A Gap in Knowledge about Personal Values and Behaviour of Managers;25 5.3.1;1.3.1 Behaviour of Managers in Modern Organizations;25 5.3.2;1.3.2 Personal Values and Behaviour of Managers: Current Gaps;27 5.4;1.4 Recommendations;30 5.5;1.5 Practical Applications;32 5.6;References;33 6;Chapter 2: Drivers of Managerial Behaviour;38 6.1;2.1 Introduction;39 6.2;2.2 Literature Review: Theoretical Frameworks for Considerations of Managers' Personal Values;41 6.2.1;2.2.1 How Does the Literature Consider Drivers of Managers' Personal Values?;41 6.3;2.3 Role of Behaviour Drivers in Changing Managers' Personal Values;45 6.4;2.4 Drivers of Managers' Behaviour;47 6.4.1;2.4.1 How to More Holistically Consider the Impact of Behaviour Drivers on Managers' Personal Values?;47 6.4.2;2.4.2 Drivers of Managers' Personal Values;49 6.5;2.5 Drivers of Managers' Personal Values in Specific Contexts of Business;54 6.6;2.6 Recommendations and Implications;56 6.7;2.7 Conclusions;58 6.8;References;59 7;Chapter 3: Personal Values and Managerial Behaviour;64 7.1;3.1 Introduction;65 7.2;3.2 Personal Values;67 7.2.1;3.2.1 Definition of Personal Values;67 7.2.2;3.2.2 Schwartz's Theory of Basic Human Values;71 7.3;3.3 The Impact of Personal Values on Managers' Behaviour;76 7.4;3.4 Implications and Recommendations;77 7.5;3.5 Conclusions;80 7.6;References;81 8;Chapter 4: Towards a New Framework for Measuring Managerial Behaviour: An Initial Approach;86 8.1;4.1 Introduction;87 8.2;4.2 The Need for a New Framework for Measuring Managers' Behaviour;88 8.3;4.3 A New Framework for Measuring Managers' Behaviour;90 8.4;4.4 Research Design and Methodological Issues of the New Framework;92 8.4.1;4.4.1 The Instrument;94 8.4.2;4.4.2 Measures;95 8.4.2.1;Personal Values;95 8.4.2.2;Managers' Behaviour;95 8.4.2.3;Demographic Variables;96 8.4.3;4.4.3 Research Steps;96 8.5;4.5 Utilization of the New Proposed Framework;97 8.5.1;4.5.1 Benefits of the Proposed Framework;99 8.6;References;101 9;Chapter 5: Values and Managerial Behaviour in Slovenia: A Transforming Economy;104 9.1;5.1 Introduction;104 9.2;5.2 Slovenia's Path Towards a Free-Market Economy;105 9.3;5.3 Research Design and Methodology;107 9.3.1;5.3.1 Sample and Data;108 9.3.2;5.3.2 Measures;108 9.3.2.1;Personal Values;109 9.3.2.2;Managers' Behaviour;110 9.3.3;5.3.3 Research Design;110 9.4;5.4 Results;111 9.4.1;5.4.1 Personal Values of Managers;112 9.4.2;5.4.2 Managers' Behaviour in Slovenia;114 9.4.3;5.4.3 The Impact of Managers' Personal Values on Their Behaviour;115 9.4.3.1;The Impact of Single Personal Values on Managers' Behaviour;115 9.4.3.2;The Impact of Individual-Level Subdimensions of Personal Values on Managers' Behaviour;115 9.4.3.3;The Impact of Individual-Level High-Order Dimensions of Personal Values on Managers' Behaviour;116 9.4.3.4;The Impact of Individual-Level Values of Individualism and Collectivism on Managers' Behaviour;116 9.4.4;5.4.4 The Impact of Personal Values on Authority of Managers in Organizations;117 9.4.4.1;The Impact of Single Personal Values on Authority of Managers in Organizations;118 9.4.4.2;The Impact of Individual-Level Subdimensions of Personal Values on Authority of Managers in Organizations;118 9.4.4.3;The Impact of Individual-Level High-Order Dimensions of Personal Values on Authority of Managers in Organizations;119 9.4.4.4;The Impact of Individual-Level Values of Individualism and Collectivism on Authority of Managers in Organizations;119 9.4.5;5.4.5 The Impact of Personal Values on Managers' Usage of Power in Organizations;121 9.4.5.1;The Impact of Single Personal Values on Man