Value Preferences of Employees Working in the Non-profit Sector
Value Preferences of Employees Working in the Non-profit Sector

Author(s): Martina GLASEROVÁ, Klára KOBLÍŽKOVÁ
Subject(s): Management and complex organizations, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: non-profit organizations; organizational identification; value orientation; Schwartz Value Survey; HR management;
Summary/Abstract: The success and effectiveness of non-profit organizations cannot simply be expressed through traditional indicators based primarily on profit, because their evaluation is not primarily based on the amount of generated profit. Missions of non-profit organizations are completed and developed through their staff and the values they share. The aim of this study was to map the value preferences of employees of a selected non-profit organization, to identify both their motivation for work in the non-profit sector in terms of the composition of their value ladder and to what extent they identify with the organization. The degree of identification with the organization can be one of the key means to positively influence the effectiveness and success of the organization. The data was obtained from a questionnaire survey based on the Schwartz's Portrait Value Questionnaire extended by a graphical scale and additional questions mapping the degree of identification with the organization. The data were further corrected by converting them into comparable values and statistically analyzed based on the calculation of mean values and the Pearson correlation coefficient. Determination of the employees' value setting and their degree of identification with the organization could become a tool to detect another factor that may cause conflicts in the organization and have a negative impact on its functioning and consequently its success.

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