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  • Title: A Qualitative Investigation of Employees’ Perceptions toward Core Values in a Saudi Organization
  • Author(s): Mohamed Mohiya
  • Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Series: Organization Studies
  • Journal Title: Organizational Cultures: An International Journal
  • Keywords: Core Values, Employees Perception, Saudi Organization, Qualitative, Document Analysis, Thematic Analysis
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1
  • Date: April 06, 2021
  • ISSN: 2327-8013 (Print)
  • ISSN: 2327-932X (Online)
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-8013/CGP/v21i01/91-107
  • Citation: Mohiya, Mohamed. 2021. "A Qualitative Investigation of Employees’ Perceptions toward Core Values in a Saudi Organization." Organizational Cultures: An International Journal 21 (1): 91-107. doi:10.18848/2327-8013/CGP/v21i01/91-107.
  • Extent: 17 pages

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Abstract

The present study focuses on employees’ perceptions about the core values of a Saudi Organization. A value is a belief that directs the actions and attitudes; it is a principle that communicates what is right and what is wrong. Company core values are an organization’s fundamental beliefs in which employees put trust. Core values are the highest values in a business environment that guide an organization’s behavior, integrate its employees, and establish its brand. The study is based on the data collected from the Saudi Organization’s employees by indirect interview methods on the company core values. The document analysis is used in the present studies obtained from a novel source through an internal technological platform containing employees’ interactions and discussions about the Saudi Organization’s core values. This article demonstrates how employees from a Saudi Organization perceive a value statement of the company. This research is based on the thematic analysis to examine qualitative data; this technique is usually applied to collecting texts, such as descriptions of interviews. The study’s result depicts a positive attitude of the employees toward the company’s core value statements. The research further indicates that employees are attached to the company core values and remain for a long time if the company recognizes and rewards its employees. Consequently, this moves the company toward success and creates value among the employees.