ESPOUSED VALUES AND ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE THEMES

Using computer-aided content analysis, we assessed the strength of nin e values-authority performance, reward, normative, commitment, partici pation, leadership, teamwork, and affiliation-in 88 large Australian o rganizations. Cluster analysis was used to categorize each organizatio n as having one of four value structures: elite, leadership, meritocra tic, or collegial. Organizations classified as having different value structures differed in a theoretically consistent way in how their mem bers described organizational change. We discuss the implications of t hese findings for the values theory and the use of content analysis fo r the study of organizational values.