DISCUSSING THE ADEQUACY OF THE VALUES MEASUREMENT SCALES IN THE CONTEXT OF NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES PROFILES INVENTORY

The aim of the study was to examine the evidence of factorial validity of the Organizational Values Profiles Inventory (IPVO) in the context of non-profit institutions, involving a sample of 203 respondents, from 34 organizations. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling indicated that the factorial structure of IPVO was only partially confirmed, with the reduction to six of the eight original factors, in addition to some inconsistencies in the spatial distribution of the values. The testing of the new structure to analyze the hierarchical configuration of organizational values ​​in the institutions studied indicated a certain degree of consistency between the results obtained and the focused reality, despite the limitations of the instrument. The results leads to the consideration that IPVO has a low level of adequacy for the analysis of organizational values ​​in this context. The limitations of the research and indications for future studies are presented, especially with regard to the demand for the development of new scales or for the redesign of the IPVO, providing researchers with national instruments for measuring organizational values ​​that are applicable in institutions in different sectors of activity

Keywords:
Organizational Values; Measurement Scales; Non-profit Institutions