Do Differences Matter? The Impact of Employees' Socio-demographic Characteristics and Type of Organization on Perception of Values

The objective of this article is to identify the differences between the values from the socio-demographic viewpoint of the employees and the viewpoint of the types of organizations. The following socio-demographic characteristics of the employees were recorded such as: age, gender, education, position, match between the position and speciality, length of service in the organization, and the characteristics of such organizations: sector, area of activities, cultural background. A total of 374 employees have been surveyed from 15 different types of organizations. It was found that from the socio-demographic viewpoint there were no statistically significant differences between the averages of the groups, formed in accordance with age and education, but statistically significant differences have been found in the groups, formed in accordance with the gender, the match between the position and speciality, and the length of service in the organization. From the viewpoint of type of the organization, no statistically significant differences have been found in organizations of different sectors and cultural background; however, they have been found in respect of the activities of the organization.