Table 2 IT workers' and experts'...

Table 2

IT workers' and experts' importance rankings of work values

Work values	102 IT workers	Mean	St. dev	6 agile experts' top 5
Work values	Scale (1–30)	1–7⁽²⁾	St. dev	(1–5)
Teamwork	1	6.37	0.78
Justice	2	6.33	0.85
Helpful leadership⁽¹⁾	3	6.25	0.93
Communication⁽¹⁾	4–5	6.20	1.03	2–3
Equality	4–5	6.20	1.13
Transparency⁽¹⁾	6	6.18	0.94	1
End-user orientation⁽¹⁾	7	6.01	0.90	4
Empowered employees⁽¹⁾	8	5.94	0.98	2–3
Success	9	5.91	0.90
Continuous learn, change and improve⁽¹⁾	10–11	5.88	1.03
Shared responsibility⁽¹⁾	10–11	5.88	1.00
Altruism	12	5.84	0.99
Helpfulness	13	5.79	1.00
Creativity	14	5.75	1.00
Self-organizing teamwork⁽¹⁾	15	5.70	1.03
Embrace change⁽¹⁾	16	5.66	1.00
Continuous customer involvement⁽¹⁾	17	5.62	1.03
Self-discipline	18	5.60	1.11
Taking initiative	19	5.58	1.08
Curiosity	20	5.46	1.23
Experimentation	21	5.45	1.10
Fast decision-making based upon facts⁽¹⁾	22	5.43	0.960	5
Emotional intelligent⁽¹⁾	23	5.42	1.06
Variety	24	5.35	1.08
Obedience	25	5.26	1.39
Ambition	26	5.24	1.17
Conformity	27	4.72	1.49
Daringness	28	4.52	1.41
Honor	29	4.31	1.59
Tradition	30	4.09	1.59

Work values	102 IT workers	Mean	St. dev	6 agile experts' top 5
Work values	Scale (1–30)	1–7⁽²⁾	St. dev	(1–5)
Teamwork	1	6.37	0.78
Justice	2	6.33	0.85
Helpful leadership⁽¹⁾	3	6.25	0.93
Communication⁽¹⁾	4–5	6.20	1.03	2–3
Equality	4–5	6.20	1.13
Transparency⁽¹⁾	6	6.18	0.94	1
End-user orientation⁽¹⁾	7	6.01	0.90	4
Empowered employees⁽¹⁾	8	5.94	0.98	2–3
Success	9	5.91	0.90
Continuous learn, change and improve⁽¹⁾	10–11	5.88	1.03
Shared responsibility⁽¹⁾	10–11	5.88	1.00
Altruism	12	5.84	0.99
Helpfulness	13	5.79	1.00
Creativity	14	5.75	1.00
Self-organizing teamwork⁽¹⁾	15	5.70	1.03
Embrace change⁽¹⁾	16	5.66	1.00
Continuous customer involvement⁽¹⁾	17	5.62	1.03
Self-discipline	18	5.60	1.11
Taking initiative	19	5.58	1.08
Curiosity	20	5.46	1.23
Experimentation	21	5.45	1.10
Fast decision-making based upon facts⁽¹⁾	22	5.43	0.960	5
Emotional intelligent⁽¹⁾	23	5.42	1.06
Variety	24	5.35	1.08
Obedience	25	5.26	1.39
Ambition	26	5.24	1.17
Conformity	27	4.72	1.49
Daringness	28	4.52	1.41
Honor	29	4.31	1.59
Tradition	30	4.09	1.59

Note(s): ⁽¹⁾: Agile work value; ⁽²⁾: 1 = not relevant at all, 2 = not important, 3 = less important, 4 = neutral, 5 = important, 6 = very important and 7 = extremely important

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