Showing papers in "Journal of Human Values in 2017"
TL;DR: The popularity of concept of spirituality is increasing exponentially in the field of human resource management as discussed by the authors. Both academicians and practitioners are looking at spirituality to solve modern day problems and problems.
Abstract: The popularity of concept of spirituality is increasing exponentially in the field of human resource management. Both academicians and practitioners are looking at spirituality to solve modern day ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the importance of organizational climate with both destructive and constructive deviance behavior in different cultural setting with workplace as a common ground and propose a framework for conducting cross-national research with respect to deviance.
Abstract: This article aims to highlight the importance of organizational climate with both destructive and constructive deviance behaviour in different cultural setting with workplace as a common ground. First, we discuss the need for research in workplace deviance especially destructive and constructive deviance behaviour with the review of previous studies from deviance literature. Next, we present the importance of climate and culture with both destructive and constructive deviance by proposing relationship among them with the help of a framework. The presented theoretical framework can be useful for conducting future empirical research. Finally, we present the conclusion and future research in conducting cross-national research with respect to deviance.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a positive role of workplace spiritual support for knowledge sharing in competitive advantage and its sharing is a dominant challenge facing several organizations and propose a role for workplace spiritual awareness.
Abstract: Knowledge forms a crucial source for gaining competitive advantage and its sharing a dominant challenge facing several organizations. In this paper we propose a positive role of workplace spiritual...
23 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the relationship between learning agility and authentic leadership development, and analyze the moderating effects of learning goal orientation and organizational culture on this relationship, based on existing research, the associations among these factors have been delineated an...
Abstract: The present article attempts to examine the relationship between learning agility and authentic leadership development. The recent rise in the cases of fraud involving leaders at various levels in the organizations, and the resulting distrust among the employees towards their leaders, points to the need to have authentic leaders, given the positive organizational outcomes associated with this leadership approach. Further, scholars have suggested that leadership development is possible through learning from one’s life experiences. The developmental definition of authentic leadership also reflects the importance of learning from past experiences. Yet, studies have largely overlooked to explore the association between learning agility and authentic leadership development. This paper further tries to analyze the moderating effects of learning goal orientation and organizational culture on this relationship. Therefore, based on the existing research, the associations among these factors have been delineated an...
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TL;DR: The Management Centre for Human Values (MCHV) as discussed by the authors published a journal article on human values in 2017, which was the first publication of this journal. http://www. sagepub.in/home.nav DOI: 10.1177/0971685817713285
Abstract: Journal of Human Values 23(3) 234–243 © 2017 Management Centre for Human Values SAGE Publications sagepub.in/home.nav DOI: 10.1177/0971685817713285
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TL;DR: The existence of a rising number of non-profit organizations and the scarcity of fund sources is an increasingly worryin... as mentioned in this paper, and NPOs are facing growing pressure to become more performance oriented.
Abstract: Non-profit organizations (NPOs) are facing growing pressure to become more performance oriented. The existence of a rising number of NPOs and the scarcity of fund sources is an increasingly worryin...
10 citations
TL;DR: A dual identity organization refers to an organization having two, often mutually conflicting, self-referential definitions of who we are as an organization as discussed by the authors, and is defined by Albert & Whetten, 1985.
Abstract: A dual identity organization refers to an organization having two, often mutually conflicting, self-referential definitions of ‘who we are’ as an organization (Albert & Whetten, 1985). Values pract...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors adopted the convergent parallel mixed design to assess the extent of influence of cultural values on the type of cultural industry established in Ghana, taking a case of the kente textile industry in Adanwomase.
Abstract: The importance of cultural enterprises to the creation of jobs, generating incomes, alleviating poverty and distributing development has long been recognized. Based on empirical research, this article adopts the convergent parallel mixed design to assess extent of influence of cultural values on the type of cultural industry established in Ghana, taking a case of the kente textile industry in Adanwomase. Adanwomase is argued to be a prominent traditional community in the printing of kente cloths in Ghana. Primary data were obtained from 210 weavers and relevant bodies, such as the Business Advisory Council and traditional leaders through direct interviews, observation and focus group discussions. Findings show that the craft industry in Adanwomase is informal and small-scale in nature. Six key cultural values were identified to statistically have significant influence on the establishment of the textile craft industry. Strongest among them were the festival celebrations and customary law/traditional custo...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a study aimed to gain an endogenous perspective on honesty vis-a-vis its reification by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its effect on software project performance.
Abstract: For successful project outcomes to organizations and clients alike, project managers (PMs) need to make ethical decisions and yet balance the interests of all stakeholders involved. Hence, honest communication among project stakeholders is essential as a countermeasure to this paradox. Honesty is one of the core ethical values propagated by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA. Our study aimed to gain an endogenous perspective on honesty vis-a-vis its reification by PMI in its effect on software project performance. Empirical data were collected through in-depth interviews from 83 Indian PMs in one of the prominent Indian software consulting organizations. Grounded theory was utilized to analyze the data obtained. Our results validate the importance of honesty on software project performance, the need for trust among stakeholders in maintaining honesty, importance of Indian culture in understanding honesty and ensuing ethical challenges faced by PMs. Our results bear implications to extant research...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine what adult Facebook users form on Facebook based on age, and find that adults form a diverse social network based on their age on the social network.
Abstract: With the increasing popularity of Facebook among adult users and the diverse social networks, especially based on age, that adults form on Facebook, it is important to examine what adult Facebook u...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out inconsistencies in the way organizational identi city is used to understand the behavior of organizations and pointed out the importance of organizational identity as a significant construct to understand organizational behavior.
Abstract: Organizational identity has emerged as a significant construct to understand the behaviour of organizations. However, researchers have noted several inconsistencies in the way organizational identi...
TL;DR: In this article, a review about the tree of life in shamanic cultures and oriental traditions including classical Hindu and Buddhist systems, together with various esoteric and indian systems is presented.
Abstract: The article reviews about esoteric symbolism of the tree of life in shamanic cultures and oriental traditions including classical Hindu and Buddhist systems, together with various esoteric and indi...
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of critical thinking in rendering invaluable positive contributions and impact within professional organizations in the developing world is emphasized, and critical thinking treated as a normative principle and balanced with a pragmatic orientation provides a rational framework for resolving conflicts that oftentimes ensue from the incoherence between Western-based organizational theories and the actual circumstances of a developing country.
Abstract: In this article, I intend to underscore the importance of critical thinking in rendering invaluable positive contributions and impact within professional organizations in the developing world. I argue that critical thinking treated as a normative principle and balanced with a pragmatic orientation provides a rational framework for resolving conflicts that oftentimes ensue from the incoherence between Western-based organizational theories and the actual circumstances of a developing country. In order to optimize the benefits of critical thinking, I also argue that it should not be expected only among leaders and managers, but also and more importantly, among organizational members and associates. It is for this reason that I introduce Matthew Lipman’s Community of Inquiry as a model for cultivating critical thinking within professional environments.
TL;DR: Corruption in public life needs to be examined in greater detail as not only an individual lapse but also a feature of the collective that either does or does not put pressure on the individual to....
Abstract: Corruption in public life1 needs to be examined in greater detail as not only an individual lapse but also a feature of the collective that either does or does not put pressure on the individual to...
TL;DR: Furnham as discussed by the authors, 2015, Backstabbers and Bullies: How to Cope with the Dark Side of People at Work, UK: Bloomsbury Publishers, pp. 352, $13.38 (Hard Cover), ISBN-13: 978-1472915504
Abstract: Adrian Furnham, 2015, Backstabbers and Bullies: How to Cope with the Dark Side of People at Work, UK: Bloomsbury Publishers, pp. 352, $13.38 (Hard Cover), ISBN-13: 978-1472915504
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how to deal with the interaction of heterogeneous societies living in common spaces of coexistence (interculturality), and the intervention in this field is discussed.
Abstract: Today it is difficult to investigate how to deal with the interaction of heterogeneous societies living in common spaces of coexistence (interculturality). Certainly, the intervention in this field...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the unique characteristics of the popular cinema in the region of South Asia and how it leads beyond the vexed notions of the contemporary milieu, namely, hybrid local.
Abstract: What is remarkably unique of the popular cinema in the region of South Asia? How does it lead beyond the vexed notions of the contemporary milieu, namely, hybrid local? How does it transcend the id...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors define managerial values as abstract ideals that act as guiding principles for managing enterprises and define organizational identities as "the central, enduring, and distinctive features of an organization's...
Abstract: Managerial values are abstract ideals that act as guiding principles for managing enterprises. Organizational identities connote the central, enduring, and distinctive features of an organization’s...
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of 4 weeks' yoga practice on 158 normal healthy adolescents' attitude towards violence (ATV) in comparison to practice of physical exercises (PE) was found.
Abstract: As society progresses with newer technology choices and greater materialistic welfare, we also witness more incidences of aggression and violence among the youth and adolescents. This is partly due to the mental stress that they undergo. There has been a renewed interest to understand the causes of aggression and violence. More importantly, there is an interest to identify methods to manage these. This article is an attempt to showcase the usefulness of yoga in addressing this aspect. The present study was conducted to find out the effect of 4 weeks’ yoga practice on 158 (76 girls and 82 boys) normal healthy adolescents’ attitude towards violence (ATV) in comparison to practice of physical exercises (PE). The study showed that both yoga and PE groups demonstrated significant reduction in their positive ATV strategies and increased positive use of non-violent strategies. Boys in the yoga group showed significant improvement, whereas the control group showed non-significant improvement. Girls in the yoga al...
TL;DR: Local government reform in Jamaica aims (i) to refocus local authorities to providing leadership and a coordinating framework for the collective efforts of the people towards local development and (ii) to support local development as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Local government reform in Jamaica aims (i) to refocus local authorities to providing leadership and a coordinating framework for the collective efforts of the people towards local development and ...
TL;DR: Although it is been more than a century since the appearance of Max Weber's famous essay about the objective character of knowledge in the field of social and political sciences, it still continues.
Abstract: Although it is been more than a century since the appearance of Max Weber’s famous essay about the objective character of knowledge in the field of social and political sciences, it still continues...