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Values are beliefs that differ from person to person based on situations or circumstances and beliefs

that they carry. Values are for motivating people to act one way or another.

In my opinion, values come from thinking, priorities, and principles. The way one thinks, the way one
prioritizes things the way one has principles matter to become beliefs.

Personal values-

Your values are central to who you are and who you want to be. By becoming more aware of these
important factors in your life, you can use them as a guide to making the best decision in any
situation. Some of life’s decisions are really about determining what you value most. If you are clear
in your mind about what you want exactly those are the values. Principles values and goals are
interrelated with each other, by having principles one can decide the value and also try to achieve
your goals.

For example, someone who believes in honesty feels good when they tell the truth. Most people are
hungry for money if you put $10,000 as a reward in return for taking a risk for their own life or a
beloved person’s life, no one will take the risk but if you ask another person may he will take the risk
because the person is not so important to him so values depend on different person priorities and
beliefs.

Sometimes The values are the things that are important to you right now.

Corporate values-

Company values (also called corporate values or core values) are the set of guiding principles and
fundamental beliefs that help a group of people function together as a team and work toward a
common business goal.

Your core company values shape your company culture and impact your business strategy. They help
you create a purpose, improve team cohesion, and create a sense of commitment in the workplace.
E.g. apples corporate values We believe that we're on the face of the Earth to make great products.
We believe in the simple, not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary
technologies behind the products we make. We participate only in markets where we can make a
significant contribution.

Values are to inspire the company’s employees if you displayed the values of your company at the
entrance then employees will see it and it will work as a motivation not only to employees but also
to shareholders, to be honest with the company by seeing company values.

Value of 1950s

1. Attire: He and everyone else wore suit and tie to the office. Women were expected to dress
in a similar vein with high heels.

2. Demographics: There were ZERO women engineers. Women were either typists, secretaries
or receptionists. Men were draughtsmen, engineers, managers, accountants, salespeople or tech
support. There were a handful of non-White men, my dad being one of them. The sole Black person
in the office was the janitor. Single women were asked out by single men all the time. All the married
men had non-employed wives except one whose wife was a school teacher.

3. Punctuality: Everyone was expected to be in the office by 8am and leave by 5pm.
4. Devices: Having a phone on your desk meant that either you were very important or really
low on the totem pole. There was a PA system for mass announcements. My dad was issued a desk
calculator (a point of prestige) but he was more comfortable using his slide-rule. For engineering
drawings, there were oodles of drafting tables.

5. Socializing: My dad’s boss was loved by the team and he would organize a department picnic
every couple of months. Because many of the men were same age, their kids were roughly the same
age and amongst all the children who attended those picnics, 3 couples got married.

6. Mobility: Most of the department stayed intact after my dad’s departure (to India) and his
boss’ untimely death. Then, in the 1980s, massive layoffs happened which destroyed the
department. In those days, job hopping was fairly rare.

Why values changed during the period.

Only the norms that a charitable society would and won't accept count as values. These values
evolve as people learn and have new experiences, and civilizations change as a result of revolutions,
the fall of empires, the emergence of new religions, etc. Although the path is not yet clear,
transgender persons, ideas of race, and gender norms are all changing in our own time.

Change-

A change in lifestyle, human needs, and environment leads to a change in values. Values are a very
hard subject to discuss with respect to any people but the difficulty increases hugely when dealing
with a country as huge, (many different kinds of people or things), (in separate layers), and complex
as India. Values change from one section of the people to another on the basis of area, language,
religion, religious group, social class, class and (family and cultural characteristics). There are also big
differences between villagers and city residents. In fact, the complex difficulty is so great that one is
tempted to (leave behind and alone permanently) the job as hopeless but then bravery is
sometimes, though very rarely, better than (the ability to make wise decisions).

Values should be (told apart from/separate than) normal behaviors controlling/ruling actual
behavior.' For instance, (having only one sex partner) is a value for men and women in certain
sections of India(community of people/all good people in the world), and this has to be (told apart
from/separate from normal behaviors which govern the behavior of husbands and wifes. This way a
husband in a traditional marriage is expected to provide for his wife and children while the wife has
to cook and serve food and perform other domestic hard jobs. She is also expected to exactly follow
(orders) her husband who has the right to punish her when he thinks that her behavior is not
'wifely'. But the normal behaviors are not very clear when two educated members of the middle
class get married and both of them are earning. Even at the level of normal behaviors, there is a
difference between what may be called statistical normal behaviors and the "ideal" norms.

The normal way of things may be back and forth/equal between people sexual Fidelity on the part of
husband and wife. However, the local opinion may recognize that very few men are actually faithful
to their wives and fails/breaks into of the loyalty norm by men may be viewed (in a way where rules
aren't strictly applied) while unfaithful wives may be treated (unpleasantly loudly or cruelly). Again,
in an (separate layers) (community of people/all good people in the world), the loyalty norm may be
thought of as more binding in some layers than in others.

While values and normal behaviors varied from group to group, the locally most in control/most
common social class or other (group of people related by culture, race, religion, etc.) gave/given a
model for (desire to copy and exceed) for the non-most in control/most commons. But this operated
in an indirect way: Since the most in control/most common social classes were rich, powerful and
enjoyed high status, lower groups were not permitted to take over their customs, manners, and life-
styles. Any attempt on their part to copy the most in control/most commons invited punishment but
over a long period of time, some of the customs and manners of the most in control/most commons
slowly filtered/passed to the others. Incidentally, since the 1950s the power of the dominants to
enforce their will on the others has been worn away due to laws (and law-making, education
improved communications and other modernizing factors.

However, the most in control/most common groups were not always Hindus. At different times,
Jains, Sikhs, Christians, and Muslims ruled over particular areas of India, and their cultures affected
that area's culture. Some groups were especially open to the influence of the most in control/most
commons; for example, some Kayastha groups in parts of north India were strongly influenced by
the local Muslim (rich and powerful group of people), and in south India, the religiously strict,
vegetarian, and non-martial Lingayat rulers had an influence on the (eats any food), martial Coorg
culture. However, the richer Coorgs were (changed by/affected by) the British coffee farmers'
culture in Coorg during colonial times in history. In considering the values, norms and behavior of
people in a country such as India one cannot ignore the influence of the scriptures and the epics. It is
possible that the influence of some scriptures such as the Manudharmashastra on the conduct of
Hindus has been greatly exaggerated, especially by reformers, but that is no reason for ignoring the
influence of the holy and untouchable books. The only point is that such influence
differs/changes from area to area and group to group, and therefore very hard to generalize. In
this connection, the closeness or otherwise of a great temple, (the place where religious people
live by themselves), holy trip center, or the capital of the kingdom, totally affected the values and
behavior of the people. For instance, given the lack of roads in pre-British India, people living
even 25 miles from the capital of a Hindu king, might be guided completely by the normal
behaviors of their social class or tribe unless a great temple or (place where religious people live
by themselves) was located close by. At the same time, the (quality of being liked a lot or done a
lot) of the epics, and of institutions such as harikatha (narration of religious stories in writing or
verse) helped to spread certain values, normal behaviors, ideas, and beliefs, of all-India
Hinduism among people living in different parts of the country. The two points I have just made
be very different from each other but then the inter-play of opposite forces must be accepted as a
basic (feature/ quality/ trait) of the field of our study.

Opposite to popular belief that the Indian community of people is not flexible and unchangeable, it
has been subject to continuous change. The smoothness showed the pre-British political system,
especially at the lower levels, was a source of energy in the sense that most in control/most
common social classes often bought/owned/received political power at local levels and tried to
legitimize power by claiming to be Kshatriyas, employing genealogists to provide them with families
which would be thought of as noble, and through Without criticizing their custom and lifestyle. This
in turn gave rise to local social class systems which differed in some ways from almost the same
systems in other places. (This was especially true of the edge of unexplored area areas. )
How differ 1950’s community to 2000’s community –

The gender roles of wives have changed between the 1950s and the 2000s, but there is some
continuity. The male still retains some responsibility for the family's overall protection.

The wife's primary responsibilities still include caring for the family, doing the laundry, and working,
but her husband now provides a helping hand more frequently. In the 1950s, women performed a
variety of household tasks by hand because they lacked the modern machinery that could do it for
them. Because they did not have good refrigerators in the 1950s, the women had to purchase food
every day to keep it fresh.

freezers (assuming they had one) (if they had one). Because there are so many ways to keep food
fresh today, many people may purchase it far in advance.

In the 1950s, the man was expected to be the head of the household, have a job, and handle all the
bills. Most males would also choose to share a bed with their wives rather than switch beds. In the
2000s, both the guy and the woman worked to support and raise their family as well as pay the
expenses.

When we speak about social norms about 1950s. One picture comes to mind that is to: marry young,
radio (which also brought rebellion), and divorce was uncommon.

But talking about 2000’s norms and lifestyle deal primarily with technology. Almost everyone
communicates with one another via a social networking platform, a text message, or a phone
conversation. Nowadays, hardly one visits someone or writes a note to them.

How values changes in corporates –

Business related to the rules and beliefs of doing the right thing in the '60s The 1960s brought the
first major wave of changes related to the rules and beliefs of doing the right thing. Cultural values
were changing, with a desire to do things for yourself and not be like others and strong dedication to
social issues related to surrounding conditions or the health of the Earth and world peace coming
into fashion.

In general, 1950s workplace cultures tended to be more blatantly formal and hierarchical. At the
same time, there was a lot more laxness regarding smoking and drinking at work. Amy Vanderbilt,
however, stated in her 1958 etiquette book that although supervisors are permitted to smoke in
their employees' presence without their employees' permission, "an outsider may not smoke in the
office of someone else unless he is allowed to do so." To control these things we saw multiple ethics
evolution from 1950’s to 2000’s

The moral principles that direct a company's or firm's activities are referred to as business ethics.
Employer-employee relations, discrimination, environmental concerns, bribery, insider trading, and
social responsibility are typical issues that fall under this heading. Even if there are numerous
regulations that establish fundamental ethical standards for the corporate world, it is mostly up to
the management of the company to create an ethics code.

While upholding high standards of ethics helps businesses operate legally, they can also help to
increase goodwill and brand equity. This is because current societal issues frequently influence
business ethics. Organizations adjust their ethical principles to conform to evolving social norms in
response to emerging difficulties.
• like environmental concerns, social responsibility, and employee-employer relations and
serve as a guide for a company's activities.
• While there are regulations governing corporate ethics, it is up to each corporation to create
an internal code of ethics.
• The 1960s saw a significant change in business ethics as more businesses adopted social
responsibility.
• The 1970s and 1980s saw another transitional period in business ethics as the focus
switched from strict authoritarianism to increased collaboration.
• Maintaining consumer privacy as businesses mine user information for useful marketing
data has become one of the most crucial ethical issues in recent years.

Although the 1960s saw a generation of young workers that were expecting everything will work out
perfectly and wanted to improve the world, businesses discovered that they didn't have the same
level of work attitude as earlier generations. Drug usage was existing all over a large area, and the
new focus on independence led to many workers strongly disliking their employers.

In short–
At one point, traditional values were modern values. Every generation experiences a shift in
perception. People change, and values change. Have you ever overheard a senior say, "Back in my
day..."

People change, thought processes change, etc. Otherwise, we wouldn't ever advance. Women
wouldn't be able to work or vote, slavery and indentured servitude would still exist, children
wouldn't have as much protection and would have to start working at a young age, etc.

Traditional and modern points of view may come across as religious and non-religious. Traditional
ideals might be thought of as older, well-established ones. Though it isn't always correct, it is more
widely accepted than a more contemporary or recent style of thinking.

When someone mentions traditional values, they typically disagree with the status quo. Citing them
or a parent or grandmother who had different ideals than they do today and who don't agree with
how things are currently. Most people dislike change. There is solace in reliability. Old dogs can't
learn new tricks, and most people don't want to. Because of this, there is always a generational gap.
Parents often refer to their children's music as noise, despite the fact that it is often superior to their
own.

We need to know what is the true meaning of values and modern things-

I believe that the real meaning of being modern is keeping one's mind open of new influences. Even
if the new idea conflicts with what you already believed, at least consider it after learning about it.
Consider it, and if required, make any adjustments to it that you feel are appropriate. In addition, we
must never close our eyes to new ideas, regardless of how inconvenient they may seem. Only after
an unbiased evaluation based on the facts and reasoning should decisions be made. If the new
theories are proven to be correct, our knowledge will expand; if they are shown to be erroneous, the
preexisting theory will be reinforced. Modernity lies in examining anything and everything on the
basis of reason, and not on some pre conceived beliefs. Any ideology is a product of its
circumstances, and nothing could be more farcical than stubbornly clinging to a belief, as time goes
on.

"Nothing is constant but change," the proverb says.

The modern world is evolving along with it.

Without the ideas of "Cultural Relativity" and "Tolerance," modernity will look to be merely
pretentious. We have to believe and accept that there are many ideas about diverse subjects that
may be incompatible and even contradictory, but they cannot be categorized as either Right or
Wrong; rather, they are all valid in their own time and place.

The male abducts the girl of his choice and brings her to live in his home, just like in some tribal
cultures, such the Santhals of Jharkhand, India. Although one society has no misgivings about it,
other societies may not share their views.

Accepting various hues of society as part of the larger mosaic of humanity is modernity in true sense.

to being a human we need to stable our values in every perception because values help us live with
direction and purpose – like a guiding compass. Whatever is going on in our lives, our values can
show us a path forward, and help us make better choices. Values are also intimately linked to our
sense of self, and they're essential for our mental health.

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