Individual and organizational values: A comparative structural analysis of German and American samples

in Hare, A. P.; Sjovold, E.; Baker, H. G. (Eds.) et al Social Interactions Systems: SYMLOG Research and Applications (2005)

Dreimodale Faktorenanalyse von Wertkonzepten: Ein Methodenvorschlag für interkulturelle Vergleiche

in Gruppendynamik (1994), 25

The present paper shows the usefulness of various methods of three-mode factor analysis for the cross-cultural comparisons of value concepts. Data were obtained from 300 German and 300 American students ... [more ▼]

The present paper shows the usefulness of various methods of three-mode factor analysis for the cross-cultural comparisons of value concepts. Data were obtained from 300 German and 300 American students, using theindividual and Organizational Values SYMLOG rating form. The comparative structural analyses of the saqtples made it apparent that the SYMLOG rating forms .· used did not yield the expectect correspondence to' the theoretical three-dimensional value space. The reasons and corisequenc'es of these' findings for further studies in this field are discussed. The methodological approach outlined in this paper can supplement the criteria formulated Bales et aL (1987) for adaptation of SYMLOG rating items to particular populations and cultural contexts and it provides more adequate procedures for data analysis. [less ▲]