Gender and situational differences in managers' values: A look at work and home lives

Abstract

This study examined gender differences in values of 258 managers (127 women, 131 men) in 2 separate worlds: work and personal life. The subjects were employed in a variety of organizations in Southeast Florida, and ranked the importance of 18 terminal and 18 instrumental values using Rokeach's Value Survey Scale. Each gender reported strikingly similar work values, but different personal values. Both ranked values differently in work and home lives, suggesting dual situational values that also vary by gender. Implications for organizations and research were discussed.