Add to ORKGOrganisational purpose is an important topic. It comes up regularly in leadership and management conversations. We pay attention to a tendency to consider purpose as something static, abstract and reified. Despite a natural desire to simplify, and referencing Peirce, Stacey and others, we show the complex shifting of meaning. It is relational, emerging within, and between, people. Context, the passing of time and local interpretations are important themes in considering the utility of what we might call purpose. Here we use a reflective autoethnographic approach to illustrate our ideas, arguing against the separation of subjectivity and objectivity, and for a process-oriented way of thinking of purpose in leadership and management
This research uses autoethnography within a business/management context. The first author explains ...
Purpose can be characterized as a central, self-organizing life aim. Central in that when present, p...
In the last decade, organizational purpose has re-emerged as a prevalent topic in the practitioner w...
A higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts,...
This paper argues that in the context of human activity systems, the concept of purpose is criticall...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
Organisations today are dealing with rapid changes and complex challenges. To survive and excel in a...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
Antony Jenkins, whose tenure as CEO/Chairman at Barclays makes his name synonymous with ‘purpose-led...
To date, interesting cases have been made on the importance and advantages of a clear and compelling...
Although purpose in life is well-established as a key element of optimal human functioning, there is...
Although purpose in life is well-established as a key element of optimal human functioning, there is...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
The present research investigated the hypothesis that humans have an innate and fundamental need for...
This research uses autoethnography within a business/management context. The first author explains ...
Purpose can be characterized as a central, self-organizing life aim. Central in that when present, p...
In the last decade, organizational purpose has re-emerged as a prevalent topic in the practitioner w...
A higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts,...
This paper argues that in the context of human activity systems, the concept of purpose is criticall...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
Organisations today are dealing with rapid changes and complex challenges. To survive and excel in a...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
Antony Jenkins, whose tenure as CEO/Chairman at Barclays makes his name synonymous with ‘purpose-led...
To date, interesting cases have been made on the importance and advantages of a clear and compelling...
Although purpose in life is well-established as a key element of optimal human functioning, there is...
Although purpose in life is well-established as a key element of optimal human functioning, there is...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discre...
The present research investigated the hypothesis that humans have an innate and fundamental need for...
This research uses autoethnography within a business/management context. The first author explains ...
Purpose can be characterized as a central, self-organizing life aim. Central in that when present, p...
In the last decade, organizational purpose has re-emerged as a prevalent topic in the practitioner w...