| Using a new instrument that operationalize the four high-order values of Schwartz?s theory (Schwartz, 1992), we investigated if individuals assigning high importance to the high-order value self-transcendence tend to report higher levels on five specific facets of work satisfaction than those who assign lower importance. The instrument uses short verbal portraits that describe the goals and wishes of 16 employees expressing implicitly their work values (Arciniega & González, 2000). Respondents are asked to compare each of the 16 portraits to themselves. A Spanish-language version of the Job Diagnosis Survey: ?Specific Satisfaction? of Hackman & Oldham was employed to measure the five facets. A sample of 3,201 Mexican employees, living in 11 cities and working for 30 companies belonging to the same holding, was used in this study. This research is based on the recent methodological proposal of using the Schwart?s Theory in the field of work values. |