Your Attitude Is Showing: A Primer of Human Relations, Tenth Edition
by Sharon Lund O’Neil, Elwood N. Chapman
Value Conflicts
Everyone has his (or her) own value system. And everyone has his own priority list of what is really important in life. Different people seek different lifestyles. It is only natural that value conflicts exist between people who are forced to associate with each other closely in the world of work. Here are two typical examples.
Tony. Tony was assigned to work next to Mr. Henderson who was more than twice his age. Tony was single, energetic, and enjoyed a rather flamboyant social life. It was no secret that Tony did not want to assume family responsibilities too soon and he was determined to have a lifestyle different from that of his parents. Tony’s foreign sports car and fashionable clothing reflected this attitude. Mr. Henderson, ...
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