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Ethical Character and Virtue of Organizations: An Empirical Assessment and Strategic Implications
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In this article, a virtue character scale was developed to assess the link between organizational level virtue and organizational performance, financial or non-financial based upon three theoretical assumptions, multiple studies were conducted; the content analysis of 158 Fortune Global 500 firms’ ethical values and a survey of 2548 customers and employees were identified through confirmatory factor analysis, and validated against satisfaction measure.Abstract:
Virtue ethics has often been regarded as complementary or laissez-faire ethics in solving business problems This paper seeks conceptual and methodological improvements by developing a virtue character scale that will enable assessment of the link between organizational level virtue and organizational performance, financial or non-financial Based upon three theoretical assumptions, multiple studies were conducted; the content analysis of 158 Fortune Global 500 firms’ ethical values and a survey of 2548 customers and employees Six dimensions of organizational virtue (Integrity, Empathy, Warmth, Courage, Conscientiousness and Zeal) are identified through confirmatory factor analysis, and validated against satisfaction measure Strategic implications of virtue characters are discussedread more
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Positive organizational scholarship
Jane E. Dutton,Scott Sonenshein +1 more
TL;DR: Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) and Positive Psychology are focused on understanding the conditions and processes that explain flourishing (Gable and Haidt, 2005) as mentioned in this paper, which refers to being in an optimal range of human functioning.
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The Effect of Virtuous and Entrepreneurial Orientations on Microfinance Lending and Repayment: A Signaling Theory Perspective:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that microenterprises' narratives on microfinancing platforms are an important means to signal valuable characteristics and behavioral intentions to prospective lenders, and they find that companies that signal autonomy, competitive aggressiveness, and risk-taking are more likely to receive funding, and to receive it more quickly.
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Effects of Positive Practices on Organizational Effectiveness
TL;DR: The importance and credibility of a positive approach to change, exemplified by positive organizational scholarship, remains controversial as mentioned in this paper. But the importance of positivity in organizations has been increasing, but the importance and the credibility of positive approaches to change remain controversial.
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Perceptions of Organizational Virtuousness and Happiness as Predictors of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors.
TL;DR: In this paper, an exploratory study carried out by Cameron et al. (Am Behav Sci 47(6):766-790, 2004), which related organizational virtuousness and performance, must be pursued employing their measure of OV in other contexts and in relation to other outcomes, seeks to contribute toward maintaining this momentum.
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Responsible Leadership as Virtuous Leadership
TL;DR: The meaning and advantages of responsible leadership as virtuous leadership are discussed in this paper, where the author equates responsible leadership with virtuousness, implying that responsible leadership is based on three assumptions: eudaemonism, inherent value, and amplification.
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Structural Equations with Latent Variables
TL;DR: The General Model, Part I: Latent Variable and Measurement Models Combined, Part II: Extensions, Part III: Extensions and Part IV: Confirmatory Factor Analysis as discussed by the authors.
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The fifth discipline - the art and practice of the learning organization
TL;DR: Senge's Fifth Discipline is a set of principles for building a "learning organization" as discussed by the authors, where people expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nutured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are contually learning together.
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The big five personality dimensions and job performance: a meta-analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relation of the Big Five personality dimensions (extraversion, emotional stability, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience) to three job performance criteria (job proficiency, training proficiency, and personnel data) for five occupational groups (professionals, police, managers, sales, and skilled/semi-skilled).
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