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Because the larger an organization grows, the fewer and fewer shared values employees in a company have. A small organization can be very value-driven: ideology
by beisner 6y ago
Because the larger an organization grows, the fewer and fewer shared values employees in a company have. A small organization can be very value-driven: ideology is easily aligned between 10 people that have selected one another directly.
At a certain scale for a corporation, the only value that people inside a company share is the desire to make money. Literally the only value. Nothing else matters to everyone. Of course, every individual or small group will have their own unique set of values, but the only value and incentive that is aligned across everyone in the company is the pursuit of money. And so businesses, without fail, converge on this singular focus, no matter what the company convinces its employees or consumers it values.
- giantg2 6y agoI think this gives a lot of insight to political issues in the US today.
- Farfignoggen 6y agoHow! As Markets are always supply and demand driven! And revenues pay for it all!
- giantg2 6y agoHow? Population increases and shared values decrease. And the number of topics and existing laws has increased, also contributing to the lack of shared values and positions.
- yamrzou 6y agoThis seems to be a sound argument, but it doesn't explain why this doesn't apply equally to all large organizations. Amazon, for instance, is known to have customer obsession as its core value. I think it succeeded at maintaining it so far (at least from my perspective as a customer). And, yes, that value is helping them make more money. Maybe, in a large organization, the leadership has an important role in instilling the right values and preventing the shift towards money as the singular focus?