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Social Position and Personal Versus Social Focus: A Multinational Study of Managerial Values
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Abstract
Managerial positions involve influencing others, hence the importance of studying the standards guiding managers' attitudes, decisions, and behavior. Drawing on structural theories and psychological findings on the effects of subjective social status, we predict that holding a managerial position is... view more
Managerial positions involve influencing others, hence the importance of studying the standards guiding managers' attitudes, decisions, and behavior. Drawing on structural theories and psychological findings on the effects of subjective social status, we predict that holding a managerial position is related to individual value structure via self-perceived social rank of those in managerial positions. We argue that holding a managerial position is associated positively with prioritizing values reflecting personal focus (self-enhancement and openness to change value types) and, as a consequence, negatively with prioritizing values reflecting social focus (self-transcendence and conservation value types). Using data from the European Social Survey 2012 (N = 48,105) from 29 countries, we found a mediating effect of subjective social status between holding a managerial position and personal versus social focus not moderated by the country context. We discuss the implications of these findings for psychological theories of social hierarchy and managerial practice.... view less
Keywords
manager; social status; subjectivity; value; executive; attitude; decision; behavior
Classification
Management Science
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Schwartz Value Survey; personal focus; social focus; ZIS 234
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-26
Journal
Social Psychological Bulletin, 17 (2022)
Issue topic
Social Position and Personal Versus Social Focus: A Multinational Study of Managerial Values
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.8265
ISSN
2569-653X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed