Analysis of the influence of values in the organizational culture

• Grant number: 17/21245-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering - Production Management
• Principal Investigator: Mateus Cecílio Gerolamo
• Grantee: Letícia Moreira Gigliotti
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In the understanding of the characteristics that govern the daily life of a company, it is fundamental to deepen the criteria related to its organizational culture, and one of the factors that have a big influence in this context is the definition of the values that will be prioritized in this environment. In order to increase employee engagement, the link between their personal values and the organizational values must be strong, so that their functions can be in line with their principles. Thus, the objective is to establish which values can be found in society and the best correlation between them and the different types of culture among those defined in the Competing Values Framework, a four-quadrant structure proposed by Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1983), in which each quadrant presents characteristics which differ the types of organizational culture present in the market. Field surveys will also be conducted in organizations to be defined to collect data on the aspects of the organizational culture established in the place and the reference values to the company and to the workers, observing the validity of previously established connections and the importance of the definition of principles in the organizational environment. It is hoped to contribute with a new instrument for knowledge of organizational aspects in the cultural field, favoring aspects of management and proposals of change, as well as the development of the theme in the research group. (AU)