.... Originality/value This study adds to the body of literature and provides practical implications. Firstly, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is the first study to attempt a systematic review of the literature. Secondly, knowing that religiosity, as a cultural proxy, could be a useful determinant...

... the enjoyment of goods, bank employees prefer to develop spiritual values and resources that allow them to respond adequately to massive layoffs and pressures at work. Research limitations/implications The bank employees’ schedules made it difficult to organise group sessions. Multiple sessions prevented us...

...Patricia Grant; Peter McGhee Purpose This paper aims to explore how directors understand the “how” and “why” of their personal moral values in their task of governing the organisation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a qualitative study. Data were gathered through semi...

... their mission and building emotional commitment to their cause. Originality/value – This is one of the first studies to examine the role of organisational commitment in influencing the relationship between mission statements and performance. This study contributes to our understanding of the impact...

..., communities, organizations, governments and societies can use governance goals to enhance both self‐actualization and social order in line with community values. Originality/value By recasting the question “What can ICT contribute to governance and government?” to “How will ICT affect governance...

... Entrepreneurs Creative thinking Values Small to medium‐sized enterprises Motivation (psychology) Theorists of the stakeholder vision define several typologies of the stakeholder. In his typology, Freeman (1984) includes stockholders, suppliers, clients, employees, various members of the financial...

...Sybille Sachs; Edwin Rühli Challenged by recent incidents as they occurred at Enron, WorldCom, Disney and Xerox, management has to rethink its values and to consider the expectations of their stakeholders. In reality, it can be observed that some firms are already on a learning path to adopt...

...Steen Thomsen There is growing interest in corporate values but where do they come from? What factors determine corporate values? This paper argues that they are determined by corporate governance in a broad sense of the word. Three governance mechanisms are emphasized: ownership structure, board...

...Jan Thornbury One of the leadership responsibilities of the board of directors is to establish a statement of values and to ensure that these guiding principles become a basis for action throughout the organization. Where companies do not have a statement of values, or where the values...

... than purpose and culture inform the terms of the debate. Argues that professional management is inevitably gaining ground against lay directors. Explores the option of developing professional management as the guardians of co‐operative values and purpose – not to replace democratic governance...