FirstSearch: Search the catalog at Oakland University Library: "6) Values When people feel aligned with the values of their organization they are more energetic, involved, and effective at what they do. A serious mismatch between individual and organizational values leads people to question the entire employment relationship. As technology intensifies the pace of the 21st century workplace, people may lose their connection with what they do. New materials or products, the move from face-to-- face to mediated communication and the expectations of constantly increasing productivity change the nature of work. What appears to be an improvement from one perspective could be an empty compromise from another. "