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The Differences in Values Between Managers of the European Founding Countries, the New Members and the Applicant Countries:: Societal Orientation or Financial Orientation?

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  • Reynaud, Emmanuelle
  • Egri, Carolyn P.
  • Ralston, David A.
  • Danis, Wade
  • Starkus, Arunas
  • Dabic, Marina
  • Wangenheim, Florian
  • Dalgic, Tevfik
  • Castro, Francisco B.
  • Potocan, Vojko V.
  • Kavoossi, Masoud
  • Molteni, Mario
  • Girson, Ilya
  • Elenkov, Detelin
  • Pla-Barber, José
  • Maignan, Isabelle
  • Weber, Mark
  • Wallace, Alan

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Advocates for a social Europe are worried that the accession of ex-Eastern Bloc countries into the European Community would lead European corporations to emphasize a financial orientation rather than a societal orientation. We examined this question in a study of the values orientations of 3,836 managers in 16 countries representing established EU, new EU, and candidate EU country groups. Within-Europe managerial values convergence was found in a relatively high openness to change and low self-enhancement values. However, we found divergent values such that managers in established EU countries were more self-transcendent and less conservative than their counterparts in new EU and candidate EU countries. Implications for the convergence of future values within the Europe region are discussed.

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  • Reynaud, Emmanuelle & Egri, Carolyn P. & Ralston, David A. & Danis, Wade & Starkus, Arunas & Dabic, Marina & Wangenheim, Florian & Dalgic, Tevfik & Castro, Francisco B. & Potocan, Vojko V. & Kavoossi,, 2007. "The Differences in Values Between Managers of the European Founding Countries, the New Members and the Applicant Countries:: Societal Orientation or Financial Orientation?," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 132-145, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:25:y:2007:i:2:p:132-145
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