In order to test the differences in values between managers and OD consul
tants, the Management Values Inventory (MVI) was administered to sam
ples of each group. The results revealed that the differences between the two
groups were modest, even when statistically signficiant. The often-stated
differences between these groups were not present on the MVI.
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