Management by values (MBV or Value Based Management) creates the framework for today's
leaders and managers. MBV method is important in the management of organizations in a complex
environment. The issue of company values was previously considered "too soft" to be turned into a
serious approach to management, now it turned into a central part in discussions about strategy
and organizational changes. Focusing on the core values (key, most important values) has become
necessary to carry out organizational change.
The values should be the focus on issues related to organizational change, as well as in the whole
practice of management. In some of the world's emerging economies, management by values is
quickly becoming a major force for the rebuilding of sustainable and competitive culture.
Practice of managing by values
Managing by values can be defined as both a philosophy and practice of management, it focuses on
the key values of the organization and their consistency with the objectives.
Scientific studies have confirmed that the key to understanding the behaviour of complex systems is
to understand the values that each of them contains. System values are motivators that shape the
behaviour of individuals, organizations and society.
Management by values for the employees involves working with the process of meeting
the needs and their dignity at the same time. The company forms self-control teams and personal
self-control environment. It raises the quality of work and increases the identification and loyalty to the
company.
Managing by values uses following tools:
company mission,
vision,
values important to the company - core values,
code of conducts,
identification and analysis of various ethical factors affecting business.