Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 1 What are you beliefs and Values? Answer the following questionnaire to find out. [ Ricky W. Griffin, Management, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996]

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 2 Ethics are critically important in business, and beliefs and values are important elements in shaping an individual's ethics. The following assessment surveys your beliefs and values about life and people. Instructions: You will agree with some of the statements and disagree with others. In some cases, you may find making a decision difficult, but you should force a choice. Record your answers next to each statement according to the following scale: Strongly Agree = 5 Somewhat Agree = 4 Somewhat Disagree = 2 Strongly Disagree = I

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 3 1. People should be concerned with God and life after death. (Score: ) 2. Great accomplishments make life worth living. (Score: ) 3. The best way to live is to keep emotions and behaviors under control. People should follow the adage, "less is more.” (Score: ) 4. Because people have different needs, values, and personalities, we should follow the sayings, "live and let live" and "different strokes for different folks.” (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 4 5. Understanding why people do what they do is more science than art. (Score: ) 6. Despite what we read and see in the news, life is getting better for people. Conditions are better in modern times than they were in ancient times. (Score: ) 7. There is a divine purpose in everything that happens, even if it is hard to understand at the time. (Score: ) 8. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 5 9. It is good to keep ideas and feelings to yourself; you should follow the principle, "trust not, suffer not.” (Score: ) 10. People should remember that truth is relative and what is right for one person may be wrong for another. (Score: ) 11. If you could completely control a person's environment, you could completely control the person's behavior. (Score: ) 12. People should accentuate the positive in life; they should look for a silver lining in every cloud and good in every person. (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri God is an idea created by human beings. (Score: ) 14. You pass this way only once, so live life to its fullest. (Score: ) 15. People should have the attitude, "nothing ventured, nothing gained.” (Score: ) 16. What the world needs is more people with principles and the strength to stand up for them. (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri You can never fully control people because each person has free will. (Score: ) 18. The way the world is going, civilization will probably be destroyed by disease or some other calamity. (Score: ) 19. Belief in God is based on superstition and is not supported by fact. (Score: ) 20. Good advice is, "If it feels good, do it.” (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri People should learn from the turtle: it never makes progress until it sticks its neck out. (Score: ) 22. Obedience and respect for authority are two important values that a society must develop in its people. (Score: ) 23. A scientific understanding of human behavior is limited because each person is a unique individual with immeasurable and unpredictable qualities. (Score: ) 24. The world is full of poverty, sickness, prejudice, and cruelty, and there is little reason to believe things will change. (Score: )

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 9 A: Total Score for 1 and 7 = __________ B: Total Score for 13 and 19 = __________ C: Total Score for 2 and 8 = __________ D: Total Score for 14 and 20 = __________ E: Total Score for 3 and 9 = __________ F: Total Score for 15 and 21 = __________ G: Total Score for 4 and 10 = __________ H: Total Score for 16 and 22= __________ I: Total Score for 5 and 11= __________ J: Total Score for 17 and 23= __________ K: Total Score for 6 and 12 = __________ L: Total Score for 18 and 24= __________

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 10 Now obtain the scores for each of the following six scales: Scale I:10 + A - B= ________ Scale II:10 + C - D = ________ Scale III:10 + E - F = ________ Scale IV:10 + G - H = ________ Scale V:10 + I - J = ________ Scale VI:10 + K - L = ________

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 11 Interpretation Scale I measures a theistic versus nontheistic orientation. High scores indicate a conventional religious outlook and low scores reflect a secular outlook. The average score for college students on this scale is 10.

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 12 Scale II measures an achievement versus experience orientation. High scorers value the constructive use of time and accomplishing goals. Low scorers believe in living for the moment. They tend to be spontaneous and are less inclined to make long-term plans. The average score on this scale is 11.

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 13 Scale III shows detachment versus involvement. The high scorer avoids emotional risk. This person values control and predictability. The low scorer considers it important to make commitments and get involved with life and people, even if this includes personal risks. The average score is 6.

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 14 Scale IV is tolerance versus intolerance. The low scorer believes that there is one true system of beliefs and standards in matters of personal and social conduct. The high scorer has a liberal or tolerant outlook and rejects the idea of absolute truths. The average score is 10.

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 15 Scale V is called behaviorism versus humanism. The high scorer tends to have a deterministic viewpoint with a strong faith in science as a means of understanding and dealing with people. The low' scorer places emphasis on the uniqueness of each person and places high value on individualism and free will. The average score is 7.

Beliefs and Values Qustionnaire, Management of Technological Innovation, KV Patri 16 Scale VI is a measure of positive versus negative orientation. The high scorer is optimistic about life and people and believes times are becoming progressively better. The low scorer finds life to be sad and is pessimistic about the future. The average score is 10.