TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Some Have Ideologies, We Have Values’
T2 - The Relationship Between Organizational Values and Commitment in a Political Party
AU - Husted, Emil
N1 - Published online: 6. September 2018
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - This paper seeks to advance the study of organizational values byanalyzing the role of values in a Danish political party called TheAlternative, a party claiming to be guided by values rather thanideology. Inspired by recent work in organizational psychology, I groupThe Alternative’s values into two categories: vision values and humanityvalues. Through an empirical investigation, I show how the vision valuesencourage members to take initiative in realizing their own politicalideas, while the humanity values encourage them to remain morallyinclusive towards people with different views. The combination of visionand humanity values allows The Alternative to maintain commitmentfrom members who might otherwise feel marginalized by theemergence of dominant ideas within the party. The paper’s contributionconsists in highlighting the importance of using qualitative methods tostudy how values influence commitment and to expose the politicaldimension of this relationship.
AB - This paper seeks to advance the study of organizational values byanalyzing the role of values in a Danish political party called TheAlternative, a party claiming to be guided by values rather thanideology. Inspired by recent work in organizational psychology, I groupThe Alternative’s values into two categories: vision values and humanityvalues. Through an empirical investigation, I show how the vision valuesencourage members to take initiative in realizing their own politicalideas, while the humanity values encourage them to remain morallyinclusive towards people with different views. The combination of visionand humanity values allows The Alternative to maintain commitmentfrom members who might otherwise feel marginalized by theemergence of dominant ideas within the party. The paper’s contributionconsists in highlighting the importance of using qualitative methods tostudy how values influence commitment and to expose the politicaldimension of this relationship.
KW - Political parties
KW - Organizational values
KW - Commitment
KW - Trust
KW - Alternative organization
KW - Political parties
KW - Organizational values
KW - Commitment
KW - Trust
KW - Alternative organization
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U2 - 10.1080/14759551.2018.1518325
DO - 10.1080/14759551.2018.1518325
M3 - Journal article
VL - 26
SP - 175
EP - 195
JO - Culture and Organization
JF - Culture and Organization
SN - 1475-9551
IS - 3
ER -