As ideals about what is worth having, doing, and being, values are core to organizational functioning. Various organizational elements, such as design, identity, and culture, as well as organizational practices, are infused with values, pointing to the critical role values play during organizational change. While we know that the congruence between established values and those of prescribed changes influences change outcomes, our understanding of the role of values in organizational change processes remains largely speculative. In this paper, I outline how taking a value-centered approach to organizational change can enhance our understanding of organizational change processes.

作为关于什么值得拥有、做什么和存在的理想，价值观是组织运作的核心。各种组织元素，如设计、身份和文化，以及组织实践，都注入了价值观，指出价值观在组织变革中发挥的关键作用。虽然我们知道既定价值观与规定变革的价值观之间的一致性会影响变革结果，但我们对价值观在组织变革过程中的作用的理解仍然主要是推测性的。在本文中，我概述了对组织变革采取以价值为中心的方法如何增强我们对组织变革过程的理解。