A Rela o entre Valores Pessoais e Organizacionais Comparados aos Princípios do Cooperativismo

The study of the structure of values defines the nature of the dominant beliefs and principles and the typicalmotivational model of an organization. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between personal andorganizational values perceived by the employees of a cooperative compared to the principles of cooperativism. Inthis sense, as a theoretical framework, the themes of individual values, organizational values, the integration betweenthem, and values in cooperatives were approached in order to guide a quantitative research by means of adescriptive case study. The data collection was conducted among employees of a cooperative organization, using ascollection instruments the Inventory of Organizational Values Profiles (IPVO) and the Value Profile Questionnaire(QPV). The results showed that the values of the employees are more aligned with the international principles ofcooperativism than the organizational values.