Khalilullina D.Z. Professional Values of the Actor of Labor and Corporate Culture of an Organization

Abstract: The dynamics of professional values of personnel in organizations is analyzed. The object of the research was the professional values of different organizations with different forms of ownership and purposes of activity (commercial and non-commercial purposes). The purpose of the research was to determine peculiarities of the dynamics of professional values of employees at an organization. The results of the research prove the author's hypothesis that specialists of different majors have different values. The authenticity of the research results was supported by the good planning of the experiment, adequate choice of reliable and valid methods, sufficient volume and representation of the group of respondents and application of different statistical methods according to the objectives of the research. In her research Khalilullina has used the psychological test called «Values of the Actor of Professional Activity» (offered by Lvov and  Shlykova) that describes seven professional areas, each consisting of 64 factors allowing to identify professional values of employees. On the basis of empirical data the average indices have been calculated and analyzed. The results of the research of this group of respondents show that professional values are totally different for the studied areas. While there are differences between professional values, the following general tendency for all respondents can be observed: material values are the most important and communicative values are the least important. There are also the following tendencies for all types of professions: professional values are the most demonstrated and social values are the least demonstrated. These tendencies can be specific to a professional group of specialists. For the common tendencies there are differences in the significance and the fullness of the manifestation of professional values among specialists of different types of professions. The same differences exist in professional fields that have no common tendencies mentioned above. Professional values of specialists of various professions differ depending not only on their professional fields in general but also on individual factors composing each of the areas. This reflects the missing homogeneity of amounts and fullness of the manifestation of professional values within a single professional field. In addition, the low level of satisfaction of the majority of factors in professional activity can have a negative influence on the level of psychological safety of the respondents because their working conditions can conflict with their needs that are the basis of the professional values and motivation. This can lead to destructive psychological changes such as the increased level of anxiety, professional deformation, unclear life orientations and, finally, reduction of the effectiveness of corporate activities. The results of this research can be used: 1) to make recommendations on how to develop or improve the corporate culture of the company; 2) to create a motivational program for the specialists; 3) to develop the personnel policy of the organization; 4) to form working groups consisting of representatives of different cultures; 5) to organize the working process by managers at different levels; 6) to prepare guidelines for the top management; 7) to provide psychological assistance to employees including their adaptation to a new working place. 

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