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This book explores employees pursuit for meaning and purpose in the workplace. It critically analyses the impact of work on engagement, life satisfaction, and productivity, and argues sense of purpose is pivotal in the realization of a thriving and successful workplace. Given its emphasis on the mutual interfaces of engagement, satisfaction, and productivity viewed through the lens of philosophy, psychology, spirituality and economics, it is intended as a multi-disciplinarian account for the ages. Finding purpose and meaning in the workplace can transform good employees into prodigious employees, and good workplaces into great workplaces. The book proposes an evidence-based moral argument to show how individuals can experience high levels of engagement and productivity in the workplace if they find meaning and purpose in the work they are doing, and by extension, organisational success.
The book is targeted at both employees and employers, academics, practitioners, and policy makers, students and professionals alike.
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Search for Meaning: Intrinsic Values, and a Sustainability oriented mindset.- Chapter 2: Why does Employee Engagement matter?.- Chapter 3: Finding Meaning and Purpose at the Workplace: Chapter 4: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).- Chapter 5: CSR and Employee Engagement.- Chapter 6: How Ethical Practice Influences Meaning in Life.
About the author
Dr. Vidya Sagar Athota is an Associate Professor and Head of Management and HR in the School of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Australia. He has over 50 research outputs and has published three books. Dr. Athota also received several awards, including the Vice Chancellor's Award for
Initiatives that Enhance Student Learning, the
Australian Business Deans Council Award from the Australian Business Deans Council, and the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. He has also provided consulting services to various business organizations internationally, including Fortune 500 companies.
Summary
This book explores employees’ pursuit for meaning and purpose in the workplace. It critically analyses the impact of work on engagement, life satisfaction, and productivity, and argues sense of purpose is pivotal in the realization of a thriving and successful workplace. Given its emphasis on the mutual interfaces of engagement, satisfaction, and productivity viewed through the lens of philosophy, psychology, spirituality and economics, it is intended as a multi-disciplinarian account for the ages. Finding purpose and meaning in the workplace can transform good employees into prodigious employees, and good workplaces into great workplaces. The book proposes an evidence-based moral argument to show how individuals can experience high levels of engagement and productivity in the workplace if they find meaning and purpose in the work they are doing, and by extension, organisational success.
The book is targeted at both employees and employers, academics, practitioners, and policy makers, students and professionals alike.
