Value Orientation and Value Profile of Nigerian Public Managers: Implications for Management Practice
Author(s)
Sokoya, Sesan Kim
Abstract
The primacy of values in managerial and organizational behavior continues to gain support in management literature. Using the personal value questionnaire of England (1967), the value orientations of 150 public managers at the state level in Nigeria were studied. Respondents were classified into one of 4 different primary value orientations, the results showing that 67 managers were pragmatic, 32 were moralistic, 15 were affect, and 36 had mixed value orientation. The implication is that when most managers record a concept as being of high importance, they also tend to view that concept as contributing to their success in the organization. The concepts considered of high importance to Nigerian managers included creativity, job satisfaction, success, and organizational efficiency. The classification of social welfare as a weak value may be an indication of the failure on the part of these managers to see the ultimate goal of their jobs.
