Purpose Implementation: Conceptualization and Measurement
Author
Lleo, Alvaro
Bastons, Miquel
Rey, Carlos
Ruiz-Perez, Fernando
Publication date
2021ISSN
2071-1050
Abstract
Understanding what drives effective purpose implementation is the key to making more sustainable organizations. Most studies on the subject of purpose focus on two of its dimensions: formulation (knowledge) and practical application (contribution). However, for it to be effectively implemented in the organization, purpose also involves motivating and exciting people. In this article, we propose a three-dimensional formative second-order construct of purpose implementation based on the knowledge, internalization and contribution of purpose. In this conceptualization of purpose, for effective purpose implementation to occur, its three dimensions must be implemented intensively and consistently in a balanced way. Two separate studies were combined to develop a validated scale for measuring the intensity of purpose implementation and for demonstrating that the more intensely and consistently purpose is implemented within a company, the greater its impact on organizational citizenship behaviors.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
33 - Economics. Economic science
Keywords
Objecte social
Implementació de propòsits
Validació d'escala
Organització orientada a propòsits
Sostenibilitat
Objeto social
Implementación del propósito
Validación de escala
Organización impulsada por un propósito
Sostenibilidad
Corporate purpose
Purpose implementation
Scale validation
Purpose-driven organization
Sustainability
Pages
18
Publisher
MDPI
Collection
13;4
Is part of
Sustainability
Citation
Lleo, Alvaro; Bastons, Miquel; Rey, Carlos [et al.]. Purpose Implementation: Conceptualization and Measurement. Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 1921. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/4/1921>. Fecha de acceso: 1 jun. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/su13041921
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