Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate in the light of discussions about whether companies operating in today’s global environment are divided or similar in their organizational values.  The research is based on the Fortune 500 Global and Fortune 500 Turkish lists.  For national cultural differences, Hofstede (2001)'s model is based on four dimensions: "Power Distance", "Event of Uncertainty", "Individuality-Community", "Individuality-Individuality". Organizational values are based on the organizational values categories developed by Wal, Graaf and Lasthuizen (2008).  The data of the research is obtained from public information on the companies’ websites. In the analysis of data, content analysis is applied. The findings obtained were evaluated in terms of the dimensions and countries on Hofstede's cultural map.  The study found that all of the 20 values included in the statement on the websites of both Turkish and American companies. The organizational values of Turkish and the organizational values of the U.S. companies are largely similar. This discovery supports the similarity in organizational values. It also found that legality, reliability, sensitivity, and transparency values for all countries under the research scope stand out as fundamental common values.