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A transnational empirical research is conducted to investigate the association between values of managers and the tasks they perform. Using data of more than 3000 managers from 52 nations, pooled regressions are conducted. It is shown that values of managers (similar to low-level Schwartz’s type) are associated with three types of tasks: cognitive, creative, and independent, after controlling for national effects, demographic variables, and ICT use. When firm size is additionally taken into consideration, it can be observed that certain values of managers (similar to high-level Schwartz’s type) are associated with these three types of tasks. Firms in smart nations may increase performance of their managers by matching tasks they perform with the values they hold.
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Bagchi, K., Mandal, P. (2016). Are Values of Managers Associated with the Tasks They Perform? A Transnational Level Empirical Analysis. In: Mandal, P., Vong, J. (eds) Smart Technologies for Smart Nations. Managing the Asian Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-585-3_3
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