The focus of this study was on the work values of secondary school teachers. Values have been defined in many ways. The common agreement is that values are standards, beliefs, or principles that do guide and direct a person's behavior. The values a teacher holds will influence a student due to the natural role-modeling effect in the classroom. With the advent of career education and exploration of the world of work, the values held toward work become a timely topic. The discussion of values and value clarification in all aspects of a person's life is one that is becoming very popular in education.

Thesis (M. Law (Labour law)) --University of Limpopo, 2011 / Refer to document

The object of my investigation is Svenska Arbetsgivareföreningen (SAF) (The Swedish Employer’s Association) and the concrete questions I wish to raise are: (i) How did SAF articulate their ideal of liberty during the period 1902-1948? (ii) How did they combine this ideal with the demands of an ascetic work ethic among the workers? My ambition with this investigation has been to spread some light on how SAF, one of the market’s most important actors in Sweden during the twentieth century, has combined an alleged strong belief in personal freedom with the demands of adjustment to specific virtues and how the proclaimed freedom has, in fact, been subject to a number of conditions. It would be fair to say that the survival of a market economy depends on a broad foundation of workers that in practice are not allowed to make use of the freedom that they are proclaimed to have in theory. The workers must not only be convinced to go to work but also to work efficiently. If this were not the case, then capitalism, built on competition, would collapse. This is congruent with the conclusions made in my investigation. SAF’s proclamations of freedom were indeed a freedom for the believers; for those who could take advantage of the competition. But for those who did not believe in the system or who did not feel that they could find themselves justice in it, SAF demanded a high moral standard. As a consequence of this we are confronted with the following paradox: Freedom for the rich, morality to the poor.

M. Tech. Office Management and Technology / This dissertation was necessitated by the challenges the public and private sectors faced in aligning their organisational values and goals with those of their employees. Professionalism has become a fundamental prerequisite for organisations to succeed. In order to achieve stated organisational goals, elements of professionalism such as trust, commitment, accountability and responsibility, have to be integrated into the daily activities of organisations in order to push forward and achieve their ultimate goals. This research project focused on the professional and unprofessional behaviour of employees in their work environment. Factors that constitute professional behaviour were emphasised, for example acceptable leadership styles, professional trust, responsibility, accountability and commitment. Factors such as nepotism, favouritism, insubordination, alcohol and substance abuse were classified as unprofessional factors in the work environment. Based on the findings, the question arose as to what made employees behave the way they do in the work environments? A significant interdependency and interrelationship were found with respect to openness, people networks, structured systems, orientation and awareness. Organisational governance affects employee behaviour and manifests differently, depending on the interests and perceptions of individual employees.

Based on a field study carried out in Kirikkale, this study investigates the transformation of religious tradesmen of small cities in Turkey with emphases on : (a) the role of religious values within the free market economy / (b) the &amp / #65533 / work ethics&amp / #65533 / of religious tradesmen and (c) the transformation process of religious values within the present economic system. In the study, semistructured in-depth interviews and official documents were used to collect the research data. The thesis of Weber on the relationships between religious values and the rational capitalism was examined to better understand the work ethics and the religious values of religious tradesmen. The opinions of Weber, Rodinson and &Uuml / lgener about the causes of the nonexistence of a rational capitalism in the Islamic world were evaluated throughout the study. In this respect, the emergence and the development of the Muslim guilds and petty bourgeoisie within the traditional Islamic societies were also studied. The research results suggest that the incorporation into the free market economy brings about the transformation the religious economic convictions or values. Therefore, the chance of survival and the applicability of such religious values within this economic system seem to be impossible. In summary, this particular research indicates that the religious tradesmen do not face with serious contradictions in their economic activities. They rather seem to be involved in a transformation and adaptation process in the free market economy.

Thesis (M.A.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2007. / Vita. Appendices: leaves 57-61. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-67).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-159).

Thesis (M.Com. (Human resource management))-University of Pretoria, 2004. / Summaries in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2007. / Vita. Appendices: leaves 57-61. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-67).