scholarly journals Exploring the Meaning of Organizational Purpose at a New Dawn: The Development of a Conceptual Model Through Expert Interviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon van Ingen ◽  
Pascale Peters ◽  
Melanie De Ruiter ◽  
Henry Robben
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
Template Analysis ◽  
Organizational Purpose ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
And Function

Organizational purpose has flourished in the professional management literature, yet despite increased scholarly interest, academic knowledge and empirical research on the topic remain scarce. Moreover, studies that have been conducted contain important oversights including the lack of a clear conceptualization and misinterpretations that hinder the further development and understanding of organizational purpose. In view of these shortcomings, our interview study aimed to contribute to academic and societal conversations on the contemporary meaning and function of organizational purpose considering the voices and perspectives of 44 global experts. Employing template analysis, we defined organizational purpose as “an organization’s reason for being characterized by significance, aspiration, direction, unification, and motivation.” Moreover, we proposed an explanatory conceptual model, including drivers and outcomes of purpose, important boundary conditions, and explanatory mechanisms. Drawing on self-determination theory, person–organization fit theory, job characteristics theory, and conservation of resources theory, we were able to explain how and under what conditions these concepts are related to organizational purpose. In doing so, our research contributes to advancing the knowledge and understanding of organizational purpose and its effects on human lives within and outside organizations. Our study thereby enhances the understanding of the role of organizations in society and helps in evaluating whether organizations take responsibility by living their purpose in the society they are part of. As such, our study provides important insights for theory development, scale development, and further empirical research on organizational purpose and its effects in different streams such as OB, HRM, marketing, leadership, and strategy.

scholarly journals Landscape heterogeneity and the biodiversity of Arctic stream communities: a habitat template analysis

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 1905-1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander D Huryn ◽  
Karie A Slavik ◽  
Rex L Lowe ◽  
Stephanie M Parker ◽  
Dennis S Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Heterogeneity ◽  
Detrended Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Functional Feeding Groups ◽  
Mountain Glacier ◽  
Stream Communities ◽  
Stream Community ◽  
Arctic Alaska ◽  
Template Analysis ◽  
Habitat Template ◽  
And Function

We predicted that substratum freezing and instability are major determinants of the variability of stream community structure in Arctic Alaska. Their effects were conceptualized as a two-dimensional habitat template that was assessed using a natural experiment based on five stream types (mountain-spring, tundra-spring, tundra, mountain, glacier). Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) indicated distinct macroinvertebrate assemblages for each stream type. The contribution of functional feeding groups to assemblage biomass varied systematically among stream types, indicating that structure and function are linked. Assemblage position within a DCA biplot was used to assess factors controlling its structure. Springs separated from other stream types along a gradient of nutrient concentration and freezing probability. Glacier and mountain streams separated from springs and tundra streams along a gradient of substratum instability and freezing probability. Owing to differences in sources of discharge to streams, the effects of nutrients and substratum stability could not be separated from freezing. Although many factors likely contribute to the variability of Arctic stream communities, the major determinants may be conceptualized as a template structured by gradients in (i) nutrient supply and substratum freezing and (ii) substratum instability and substratum freezing. This template provides a basis for predicting the response of Arctic stream communities to climate change.

Empirical Research on Populations of Adaptive Individuals

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-153
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Organization Change ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Design Studies ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Levels Of Organization ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Multiple Levels

This chapter studies how modeling supports empirical research. The benefit of integrating modeling and empirical research has long been recognized: theorists and modelers pose hypotheses that empirical researchers then design studies to test, and empirical research informs the development of new hypotheses. Such integration may be particularly valuable in frameworks that include multiple levels of organization, from individuals to populations to communities. But does working across levels of organization change the relationships of theory, modeling, and empirical research? What kinds of field and laboratory studies do we need, and at what levels of organization, to support modeling? The chapter assesses these questions. Thinking about the relation between modeling and empirical research requires one to address the entire process of model-based research, which is usefully characterized as a modeling cycle. The chapter then explores how the kind of modeling and theory development presented in this book can contribute to empirical studies and research.

scholarly journals No Power without Knowledge: A Discursive Subjectivities Approach to Investigate Climate-Induced (Im)mobility and Wellbeing

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
The Body ◽  
Environmental Migration ◽  
Human Decision

During the last few decades we have seen a rapid growth in the body of literature on climate-induced human mobility or environmental migration. Meanwhile, in-depth people-centred studies investigating people’s (im)mobility decision-making as a highly complex and sociopsychological process are scarce. This is problematic as human decision-making behaviour and responses—including their success or failure—closely align with people’s wellbeing status. In this article, elaborations around why these under-representations of research narratives and existing methods will guide us towards a solution. The article proposes a conceptual model to help fill this gap that is inspired by Michel Foucault’s power and knowledge relationship and discursive subjectivities. The conceptual idea introduced by the article offers as a replicable approach and potential way forward that can support widening empirical research in the area of climate-induced (im)mobility decision-making and wellbeing.

scholarly journals Spiritual Leadership: Meaning in the Sustainable Workplace

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Samul
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Spiritual Leadership Theory

The topic of leadership enjoys unflagging interest among management theorists and practitioners. One of the trends that arose in the 1990s is spiritual leadership. Some authors have pointed out the importance of spiritual leadership is to create a sustainable workplace for employees. Thus, there is a need to present the achievements of academic knowledge in this topic. The aim of the paper is to synthesize research in the emerging spiritual leadership theory and its importance for the creation of a sustainable workplace. This study explores the concept of spiritual leadership and proposes a conceptual model of spiritual leadership within the context of the sustainability of the workplace. The study is based on a literature review and bibliometric analysis of 373 publications from the Scopus database, spanning the period from 1980 to 2019. The findings obtained indicate that the development of the spiritual leadership theory is relevant and applicable to the creation and maintenance of a sustainable workplace for employees.

Extending the Horizon of Business Ethics: Restorative Justice and the Aftermath of Unethical Behavior

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Goodstein ◽  
Kenneth D. Butterfield
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Moral Repair ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACT:We call for business ethics scholars to focus more attention on how individuals and organizations respond in the aftermath of unethical behavior. Insight into this issue is drawn from restorative justice, which moves beyond traditional approaches that emphasize retribution or rehabilitation to include restoring victims and other affected parties, reintegrating offenders, and facilitating moral repair in the workplace. We review relevant theoretical and empirical work in restorative justice and develop a conceptual model that highlights how this perspective can enhance theory and empirical research in business ethics. We specifically identify topic areas that we believe have particular promise for business ethics scholars to pursue. We close our paper by discussing implications of the restorative justice approach for practicing managers.

Interpreting Corporate Interlocks from Broken Ties

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Implicit Assumption ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Function ◽  
American Economy

Two different theoretical frameworks, the interorganizational and the intraclass, guide empirical research on the origin and function of corporate interlocks. Conclusions from this research often have been used as the basis for more general claims about the structure of power in the American economy. To a great extent, these claims are based on the implicit assumption that a majority of interlocks facilitate one type of interfirm relationship—formal coordination.This article presents evidence about the continuity of interlocks which have been disrupted accidentally by such events as death and retirement. What happens after an interlock is broken reveals something of the extent and manner in which different types of interlock ties facilitate formal coordination. This in turn provides the basis for assessing the applicability of the interorganizational and intraclass approaches to the phenomenon of interlocking.

The Development of Resources of Students in Adolescence as a Key Issue in Contemporary Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Urszula Gosk ◽  
Kamil Kuracki
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Conservation Of Resources Theory ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Contemporary Education

AbstractIn the presented paper, the issue of recognition and building of resources in adolescent pupils was discussed, referring to salutogenic concept of A. Antonovsky and Conservation of Resources Theory of S. E. Hobfoll. Coming out from developmental pedagogy and positive orientation in social sciences, benefits of scientific and educational actions concentrated on identifying pupils’ resources and supporting them in generating them, were shown. On the basis of Polish and foreign literature, empirical research treating about pupils’ resource, was analyzed, with special attention put to the sense of coherence and its components, stress management and behavior fostering health.

scholarly journals Considering the Issue of Purpose in Leadership: A Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-296
Author(s):  
Megan Vercueil ◽  
Angelo Nicolaides
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Theoretical Examination ◽  
Practical Implications

This article reviews and integrates the findings of academic leadership studies to guide leaders as they deal with practical implications of “purpose” in leadership at the workplace. This paper offers a theoretical analysis of trait, situational, and value-based leadership theory and presents a philosophically informed theoretical examination of purpose in leadership. Although there is great enthusiasm around the topic of purposeful leadership, much of the knowledge is based on qualitative studies rather than empirical evidence. We hope this article could usefully inform leadership by bringing academic knowledge to the fore to support the enterprise leadership environment. To date, limited empirical research on the role and importance of “purpose” in leadership is available. Our study fills this gap and is unique in that it analyses existing literature and proffers guidance irrespective of the leadership style of those towards whom it is directed. Keywords: Leadership, individual, mission, organisation, purpose, values, vision.

Power, Empowerment and Social Participation- the Building of a Conceptual Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Corrêa Cavalieri ◽  
Helena Neves Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Strategic Process ◽  
Relations Of Power

Abstract Social intervention integrates multidisciplinary and participative concepts and practices that, in different areas, contribute to social processes of empowerment, one of the intervention paradigms in contemporary society. The use of the term empowerment has been recurrent in the fields of psychological and social intervention and its definition implies the contribution of various knowledge. This requires the operational contextualization of its definition. Based on a review of the literature, this article intends to conceptualize and contextualize empowerment as a strategic process of intervention. It is structured around three topics that present the relations of power in contemporary society, as well as the conceptual process of empowerment and social participation. It produces a reflexive work combining various theoretical approaches of empowerment in order to define differente analitycal dimentions of the concept, and to produce a conceptual model that can be later operacionalized in empirical research.

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