Above
all else, Americans look for ethics in both
individuals and organizations (mean 9.0 on
a 1–10 scale), although it’s clearly
less important for men than women (individuals,
mean of 8.8 vs. 9.2; organizations, 8.9 vs.
9.2).
o
Flexibility
is similarly important for both individuals
and organizations (mean of 8.1), with little
significant difference between men and women.
o
Stability
rates above innovation for both individuals
(8.6 vs. 7.7) and organizations (8.9 vs. 8.4).
o
Men
were less concerned about stability than women
were, both for individuals (8.4 vs. 8.8) and
for organizations (8.8 vs 9.1).
o
For
individuals, innovation was deemed more important
by men than by women (7.9 vs. 7.6), but for
organizations it was ranked equally by both
(8.4).
