Personal Value Systems of Naval Officers.
Abstract
A model relating to personel values of managers and their behavior is adapted to study the value systems of naval officers. The model allows one to make an operational distinction between various classes of values which have different probabilities of being translated from the intentional state into actual behavior. The personal value systems of 271 naval officers are assessed and described with behavioral implications. The results of the study show that naval officers, in general, tend to have a moralistic value orientation. However, a considerable number of naval officers also have a pragmatic value orientation. The content of value classes which most influence behavior is found to be quite different for the two groups. Finally, the study also points out there are significant relationships between personal value systems of naval officers and various demographic variables. These relationships appear to be stronger for moralistic naval officers relative to pragmatic officers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0721734
Entities
People
- George W. England
- Karen A. Olsen
- Nancy L. Rydel
- Naresh C. Agarwal
Organizations
- University of Minnesota