Individual values of personnel change as their careers unfold with an
organization. A comparison of staff's values at two hospitals indicates
that, regardless of how long personnel work at the same site, their
priorities are changing. The amount of conflict among those who have
been employed equal lengths of time seems to reflect a cyclical phe
nomenon in which one tenure cohort is in agreement whereas a different
tenure cohort is in conflict. Much as Gail Sheehy's Passages describes
the evolution of personal priorities, a similar phenomenon of passages
occurs on the job. Implications for organization development are
discussed.
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