The Value System of an Individual and their Level of Alignment with an Organizational Culture

The goal of this bachelor’s thesis is to explore the personal values of employees, their perceived value orientation of the organization, employee alignment with the organizational culture, and whether or not there is a relationship among these variables. The literature research is focused on introducing the notion of organizational culture, values, and the intersection of these two topics. In order to strengthen the research, I constructed five research questions and the research was carried out with the use of the following questionnaires - PVQ (for personal value preferences) and SVS (for perceived organizational values) which are both based on the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. The third part of the research questionnaire relating to the level of alignment with the organizational culture was created based on the theory of organizational culture elements. At large, the most important value for the respondents of this questionnaire was Benevolence. On average, the results in terms of aligning with the organizational culture were higher with full-time employees rather than part-time workers. However, statistical tests did not show any significant differences between full-time employees and part-time workers. Furthermore, a connection between personal and organizational values was rare. Finally, based on the gathered information I formulated recommendations for employee management, which can lead to organizational improvements by using the identified personal value preferences of the employees.