Love and Organization: Lessons of Love for Human Dignity, Leadership and Motivation

The well-being and success of an organization depend on the well-being of its people. Love is the energy that motivates and fuels creativity, care, innovation, progress, and well-being. Traditional organizational structures have been set up to support compliance and command and control, which often discourage love and create policies against it. This has reduced growth, productivity, and retention, as well as reduced well-being for employees. This book explores the impact of love within organizational contexts from various viewpoints, including management, psychology, and philosophy, and how it affects meaning, purpose, well-being, motivation, faith, care, spiritual development, and the identity and well-being of each person in the organization. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in organizational studies, leadership, and management.

Format: Hardback
Length: 334 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Organizations, while not possessing human characteristics, are composed of individuals who collectively shape their functioning, growth, development, and unity. The well-being and success of an organization hinge on the well-being of its members. Love, in its diverse manifestations, serves as the driving force behind creativity, compassion, innovation, progress, and overall well-being. Traditionally, organizational structures have been designed to prioritize compliance and command and control, often stifling the expression of love and resulting in policies that discourage it within the workplace. This approach has led to reduced growth, productivity, and employee retention, as well as a negative impact on society as a whole. The lack of love in interpersonal connections has further exacerbated this disconnect, resulting in diminished energy, capacity, and overall performance among individuals.

While previous research has primarily examined love in the workplace from the perspective of psychologists, this book takes a comprehensive approach by exploring the impact of love within organizational contexts from various perspectives, including management, psychology, and philosophy. It delves into the realm of love within organizational settings by examining how it influences meaning, purpose, well-being, motivation, faith, care, spiritual development, and the overall identity and well-being of each individual within the organization.

This book holds significant interest for researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of organizational studies, leadership, and management. By examining the role of love in organizations, it provides valuable insights into the potential for fostering a more compassionate and fulfilling work environment, leading to greater organizational success and a positive impact on society as a whole.

Weight: 800g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032183190