Values and perceptions in organizations; a study of value orientations and social interaction perceptions in education organizations.
department or school: Education, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Hodgkinson, Christopher Edward
issued: 2012-03-08T00:28:59Z
issued: 1969
related degree: Doctor of Education - EdD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: A preliminary analysis of the concepts of attitude and value is made together with an examination of these concepts in relation to general phenomena of perception. The concept of organizational climate as some form of aggregate of social perceptions is then considered and hypotheses are derived specifying relationships between values and perceptions with in an organizational context. The major hypotheses can be summarized as postulating relationships between values and a) perceptions of social and leadership behaviour, b) organizational role, c) the operationalized concepts of authenticity, inner-direction and other-direction, and d) biographical variables. In addition a number of a prioi explorative propositions were stated and the relationship between organizational climate and the concepts of value congruence and consonance were examined and tested. The instruments used for measuring values and perceptions were respectively modifications of the scales developed by William A. Scott and the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire developed by Andrew W. Halpin and Don B. Croft. In addition a general questionnaire was used for the purpose of collecting biographical data. The research was conducted in the early part of 1968 and involved a randomly selected sample of 40 public elementary schools from seven school districts in the Vancouver metropolitan area. Respondents numbered 68 school administrators and 523 teachers. Findings of the empirical study showed significant relationships between values and perceptions at both the individual and the school level of analysis. Significant value differences were observed between administrators and teachers (e.g. the former valuing creativity and independence less than the latter) which cannot be accounted for simply in terms of biographical variance. This leads to the tentative conclusion that organizational role is a substantial determinant of individual value orientation and the consequences are discussed. The find…
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note: VALUES AND PERCEPTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS.-A STUDY OF VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION PERCEPTIONS IN EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS by CHRISTOPHER EDWARD HODGKINSON B.Sc., U n i v e r s i t y o f London, 1959 M.Ed., U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , 1964 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF EDUCATION i n the C e n t r e f o r the Study of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n E d u c a t i o n We a c c e p t t h i s d i s s e r t a t i o n as c o n f o r m i n g t o the re£_Ji.red s/Qnd^rd THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DECEMBER, 1968 In p r e s e n t i n g t h i s t h e s i s i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the r e quirements f o r an advanced degree at the U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree t h a t the L i b r a r y s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e f o r r e f e r e n c e and Study. I f u r t h e r agree t h a t p e r m i s s i o n f o r e x t e n s i v e c o p y i n g of t h i s t h e s i s f o r s c h o l a r l y purposes may be granted by the Head of my Department or by h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . It i s understood t h a t c o p y i n g or p u b l i c a t i o n of t h i s thes,is f o r f i n a n c i a l g a i n s h a l l not be a l l o w e d w i t h o u t my w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n . Department of Education Administration The U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia Vancouver 8, Canada Date February 14, 1969 A d v i s o r : Dr. H a r o l d J . Dyck ABSTRACT A p r e l i m i n a r y a n a l y s i s o f the c o n c e p t s o f a t t i -tude and v a l u e i s made t o g e t h e r w i t h an e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e s e c o n c e p t s i n r e l a t i o n t o g e n e r a l phenomena of p e r -c e p t i o n . The c o n c e p t o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l c l i m a t e as some form of a g g r e g a t e of s o c i a l p e r c e p t i o n s i s t h e n c o n s i d -e r e d and h y p o t h e s e s are d e r i v e …
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0106608
language: eng
degree discipline: Education
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41217