Three bipolar dimensions were postulated to represent the organizational values. An instrument, composed of 36 items, was administered to a sample of 1010 employees of a public enterprise. The data were submitted to multidimensional analysis (ALSCAL), using the Euclidean model. Measures of fit were: s-stress = .18319, Stress = .15985, and RSQ = .88563. The value disposition in the semantic space confirmed the three postulated dimensions: autonomy versus conservation, hierarchy versus equalitarianism, and mastery versus harmony. Coefficients alpha were above .80, with the exception of the alpha for conservatism factor that was .77.
Values; Organizational values; Psychometrics; Organizational analysis
