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Human Values in the Team Leader Selection Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Núria Rovira ,
Sibel Özgen ,
Magda Medir ,
Jordi Tous  and
Joan Ramon Alabart
Núria Rovira
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Sibel Özgen
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Magda Medir
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Jordi Tous*
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Joan Ramon Alabart
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this articles should be addressed to Jordi Tous Pallarès. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Psicologia, Campus Sescelades. Edifici WO, 43007 Tarragona (Spain). E-mail: jtousp@copc.cat
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Abstract

The selection process of team leaders is fundamental if the effectiveness of teams is to be guaranteed. Human values have proven to be an important factor in the behaviour of individuals and leaders. The aim of this study is twofold. The first is to validate Schwartz's survey of human values. The second is to determine whether there are any relationships between the values held by individuals and their preferred roles in a team. Human values were measured by the items of the Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) and the preferred roles in a team were identified by the Belbin Self Perception Inventory (BSPI). The two questionnaires were answered by two samples of undergraduate students (183 and 177 students, respectively). As far as the first objective is concerned, Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) was performed at the outset to examine how well the two-dimensional circular structure, as postulated by Schwartz, was represented in the study population. Then, the results of this analysis were compared and contrasted with those of two other published studies; one by Schwartz (2006) and one by Ros and Grad (1991). As for the second objective, Pearson correlation coefficients were computed to assess the associations between the ratings on the SVS survey items and the ratings on the eight team roles as measured by the BSPI.

El proceso de selección de los líderes de los equipos de trabajo es fundamental para garantizar el éxito de estos. Los valores humanos han demostrado ser un factor importante en el comportamiento individual y del líder. Este estudio tiene doble objetivo. El primero es validar el test de valores humanos de Schwartz. El segundo es determinar si existen relaciones entre los valores de los individuos y sus preferencias de rol en el trabajo en equipo. Los valores humanos han sido medidos por los ítems del test de Schwartz (SVS) y las preferencias de roles de trabajo en equipo han sido identificadas por el cuestionario de autopercepción de Belbin (BSPI). Ambos cuestionarios han sido respondidos por una muestra de estudiantes universitarios (183 y 177 estudiantes respectivamente). En relación al primer objetivo se ha llevado a cabo un análisis espacial (SSA) para ver si se adapta a la estructura de dos dimensiones, postulada por Schwartz, en esta población de estudio. A continuación, los resultados obtenidos de este análisis se han comparado y contrastado con dos estudios anteriormente publicados, el de Schwzartz (2006) y el de Ros y Grad (1991). En cuanto al segundo objetivo, se han calculado los coeficientes de correlación de Pearson para evaluar la relación entre los ítems del test SVS y los ocho roles de trabajo en equipo, medidos por el BSPI.

Keywords

human valuesBelbin team rolesteamworkleadershipundergraduate studentsvalores humanosroles de Belbintrabajo en equipoliderazgoestudiantes universitarios
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 216 - 226
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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