Humanistic Leadership, Organizational Culture and Corporate Citizenship Behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Parameswar ◽  
Rajiv Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
New Type ◽  
Humanistic Leadership ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Corporate Social

Leadership plays a significant role in shaping an organization's culture. A new type of organization is emerging that aims at not only earning profit through its business, but also at contributing to the benefit and well being of the members of the society. These organizations are led by a new type of leader who is called a humanistic leader (Prasad, 2011). This paper looks at the importance of humanistic leadership style in shaping this new type of organization. We also look at these organizations using the lens of established frameworks such as the Corporate Social Responsibility pyramid developed by Buchholtzand Carroll. These organizations look at the well-being of all stakeholders including owners, vendors, customers, employees and other shareholders. These organizations behave like responsible corporate citizens and new emerging research suggests that these organizations are being rewarded by their customers, as well as the shareholders. This development will in turn create a new model of business which is based on win-win strategy for all the stakeholders of an organization. Many of these new class of leaders display higher order needs such as self-transcendence and self-actualization in the Maslow's schema of needs arranged in a hierarchical pyramid. This paper suggests that the research in the areas of individual motivation of leaders can be merged with research in the area of leadership and organizational culture to help understand this new emerging trend.

A Consumer Behavior-Influenced Multidisciplinary Transcendent Model of Motivation for Music Making

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie L. Vaccaro
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Psychic Energy ◽  
Self Transcendence

This chapter reviews multidisciplinary research from the fields of consumer behavior, humanistic and positive psychology, music education, and other areas to develop a new Transcendent Model of Motivation for Music Making. One’s “extended self” identity can be defined partly by possessions and mastery over objects, and objects can “complete” the self. Music making involves a person’s investment of “psychic energy,” including attention, time, learning, and efforts, and is a creative path which can lead to peak experiences and flow. Music making can help satisfy social needs, achieve self-actualization, experience self-transcendence, enhance well-being, strengthen spirituality, and improve the quality of life.

The Breath of Life

2019 ◽  
pp. 1574-1592
Author(s):  
Gönül Kaya Özbağ
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Ethical Concept ◽  
Global Corporate Citizenship ◽  
The Common ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter aims to contribute to the debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable development (SD) and global corporate citizenship (GCC) that is becoming increasingly an important issue for the human well being as well as that of ecological systems. It contains three sections. The first section looks at the concept of CSR with a historical perspective. The dimensions of CSR and its relationship with ethical theories is investigated in the second section since CSR is an ethical concept. Throughout this chapter three main groups of ethical theories classified by Garriga and Mele (2004) will be presented such as normative stakeholder theory, universal rights, the common good approach. Based on the relationship between common good approach and sustainable development, the author will discuss a requirement for global corporate citizenship approach in the third section.

The Breath of Life

2018 ◽  
pp. 258-276
Author(s):  
Gönül Kaya Özbağ
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Ethical Concept ◽  
Global Corporate Citizenship ◽  
The Common ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter aims to contribute to the debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable development (SD) and global corporate citizenship (GCC) that is becoming increasingly an important issue for the human well being as well as that of ecological systems. It contains three sections. The first section looks at the concept of CSR with a historical perspective. The dimensions of CSR and its relationship with ethical theories is investigated in the second section since CSR is an ethical concept. Throughout this chapter three main groups of ethical theories classified by Garriga and Mele (2004) will be presented such as normative stakeholder theory, universal rights, the common good approach. Based on the relationship between common good approach and sustainable development, the author will discuss a requirement for global corporate citizenship approach in the third section.

scholarly journals SUMBER MAKNA HIDUP NELAYAN PANTAI MENGANTI: Studi Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-81
Author(s):  
Emil Niti Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Self Transcendence

The aim of this study is to reveal what are the sources of meaning of life and what are the characteristics of meaning of life. The study was conducted on the subject of five fishermen in Menganti Beach, Kebumen, Central Java. This study imprints the phenomenology paradigm, especially the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) which is useful to uncover the meaning of life of the fishermen. The findings in this study include: 1) sources of fishermen's life meaning that are structured in the form of creative values ​​(such as self-actualization, and structuring of the meaning of life), attitudinal values ​​(attitudes facing boundary situations, self-control, fortitude, courage), experiential values ​​( vertical self- transcendence, horizontal self-transcendence, related and well-being); 2) characteristics of the meaning of life of fishermen consisting of unique experiences, concrete results, meaning of life as a guide to direct life forward.

Eco-martyrdom: Positive elements of self-sacrifice

2021 ◽  
pp. 095935432110407
Author(s):  
Richard W. Bargdill ◽  
Alan H. C. Lankford ◽  
Rachel M. Creed ◽  
William R. Purrington ◽  
Kelly S. Rios-Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Union Leader ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Positive Form ◽  
Suicide Bombings ◽  
Ecological Self ◽  
Positive Elements ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Negative Connotation

This theoretical article briefly explores the historical and modern concept of martyrdom and how it has taken on its current negative connotation due to suicide bombings after 9/11. The paper will review the literature on this more heavily studied form of martyrdom and then distinguish it from the less well-known area of “positive self-sacrifice.” The article asserts that this positive form is exemplified by the behavior of eco-martyrs: people who have given their life to protect the environment from further devastation. The paper will include the case of slain trade union leader and environmental activist Chico Mendes. Chico is an exemplar of the positive self-sacrifice seen in many eco-martyrs. Positive self-sacrifice is defined as prosocial and altruistic actions exhibited by a person who is so fused with their community’s survival that they focus on nothing but the well-being of the community (counterfinality). Since their community’s struggle is tied to an environmental conflict, they abide by an ecological self (humans are not superior to other beings) and over time display evidence of self-actualization and self-transcendence. Eco-martyrs are typically assassinated by the powerful organizations that they have been resisting.

Exploring Social Imagery Depictions of the Meeting of Human Needs in the Global South

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-109
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Political Stability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Global South ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Universal Education ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Transcendence

A common narrative related to the Global South involves macro-level development for human well-being, involving endeavors for clean water, sufficient nutrition, access to universal education, access to energy, economic development, free trade, and political stability. At the micro- and ego-based level, development is about meeting human needs. Abraham Maslow's “hierarchy of needs” (1943, 1954, 1969, 1971) suggests that people tend to meet survival needs first before advancing to those of psychological and higher-level human actualization needs, from physiological, and safety needs to love/social belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization, and self-transcendence (in the six layer conceptualization). This explores “Global South”-tagged social imagery to explore the meeting of human needs.

Empathic organizational culture and leadership: conceptualizing the framework

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Arghode ◽  
Ann Lathan ◽  
Meera Alagaraja ◽  
Kumaran Rajaram ◽  
Gary N. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Functions ◽  
Design Culture ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Improved Performance

Purpose This paper aims to conceptualize and discuss empathic organizational culture and leadership along with organizational implications. Design/methodology/approach The authors reviewed literature to conceptualize empathic organizational culture and leadership. They referred to Hofstede’s organizational culture concept and studies on empathy to explore how leader–follower relationships are influenced by a leader’s empathic disposition. Findings Organizational leadership is instrumental in shaping employee performance. While work design, culture, peer support and resource accessibility are discernible, leadership style, control and others are covert. Leaders’ empathic attitudes and dispositions can positively influence organizational functions for improved performance. This review suggests that organizational culture should support growth, proper functioning and effective coordination between employees for improved organizational effectiveness. Research limitations/implications The authors conducted searches in leadership and management journals to help conceptualize leaders’ empathic disposition. Future researchers may explore other bodies of literature and the cultural demographic differences in exhibiting empathic leadership and its effectiveness. Researchers can explore how empathic culture relates to job motivation, satisfaction and commitment. The authors suggest that future research may explore how employees’ and supervisors’ behaviors and interactions can create an empathic organizational culture. Practical implications The authors identify the characteristics in an empathic leader to articulate the role of empathy in leadership. Alignment between person, group norms and organizational values is more important than the existence of culture. Originality/value Empathy is studied by researchers from various disciplines. Similarly, employee well-being has received attention from organizational researchers from many fields. However, researchers have given inadequate attention to conceptualizing an empathic organizational culture and its interrelationship with leadership. The authors offer a more positive perspective to the leader-member exchange (LMX) research by describing how leaders can sustain positive relationships with employees rather than the purely transactional exchanges that characterize LMX.

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