Purpose Implementation: Conceptualization and Measurement

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 th...

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Autores: Lleo-de-Nalda, Alvaro, Bastons, Miquel, Rey, Carlos, Ruiz-Perez, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/3707
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3707
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13041921
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave: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
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Sumario: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.