This question - What is value? -
is more important and also more complex than most people think.
In fact, the question appears to be almost identical to the question: Why do
we exist? We are entering here into a very complex terrain, on the
crossing of
economics, strategy, finance, management, sociology, philosophy, ethics,
and for many people also religion...
I believe it is for me as
editor of this Management Portal not
appropriate to give you a generic answer to this fundamental question
(even if I could).
That is not to say that making up your own mind about this question is not
important, whether you are a business executive, an MBA
student, an academic or consultant working in one of the above fields of
interest.
To facilitate you to think further on
this topic (and make up your own mind) we recommend www.valuequotes.net, a website offering sayings and quotations of the greatest thinkers of
all times on what constitutes value. By reading these
Value
Quotes, you are enabled to
consider the whole spectrum of options and try to synthesize your
personal answer to the question: What is Value?
Also compare:
Spiral Dynamics