Driving the Positive Organisation with Purpose
Where theory meets practice โ Australian Positive Organisational Scholarship (POS) Community of Practice
On 7 August 2024, the Australian POS CoP held its fifth virtual event on Positive Organisational Scholarship and Positive Psychology, to discuss purpose, meaning and values โ as individuals and organisations.
How do organisations identify and enact purpose? How can we drive connection between personal and organisational purpose, meaning and values? And how important are these issues in navigating an increasingly complex world? ย
The webinar was both insightful and inspiring.
- Internationally acclaimed expert Professor Emeritus Robert E. Quinn: Co-founder and Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Positive Organizations and Margaret Elliot Tracy Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business โ driven by a purpose to inspire positive change.
- Professor Carl Rhodes, Dean, UTS Business School: Leading a socially committed Business School
- Corene Strauss, CEO, Australian Disability Network: A cause-related CEO passionate about improving the lives of others and building communities for good
Hosted by: ย
- Dr Rosemary Sainty, UTS Business School: Thought leader bridging Organisational Psychology, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, and Governance. ย
- Dr Suzy Green, Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute: Leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology
Watch the webinar recording
References
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From Professor Emeritus Robert E. Quinn:
- Quinn, Robert E., and Anjan V. Thakor. (2019). The economics of higher purpose: Eight counterintuitive steps for creating a purpose-driven organization. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.ย
- Quinn, R. E., & Thakor, A. V. (2018). Creating a purpose-driven organization. Harvard Business Review, 96(4), 78-85. hbr.org/2018/07/creating-a-purpose-driven-organization
From Professor Carl Rhodes
- Rhodes, C., & Pullen, A. (2023). The good business school. Organization, 30(6), 1273-1280. doi.org/10.1177/13505084231189268
- Rhodes, C. (2021). Woke capitalism: How corporate morality is sabotaging democracy. Policy Press.
On Organisational Purpose
- Besharov, Marya, and Bjรถrn Mitzinneck. "The multiple facets of corporate purpose: An analytical typology." Strategy Science 8, no. 2 (2023): 233-244. doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2023.0186
- Zenger, T. (2023). Special Issue on Corporate Purpose. Strategy Science, 8(2), 121-122. doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2023.0199
On Purpose in Life
- Kashdan, T., & Mcknight, P. (2009). Origins of Purpose in Life: Refining our Understanding of a Life Well Lived. Psychological Topics, Research Gate
- Kashdan, T. B., Goodman, F. R., McKnight, P. E., Brown, B., & Rum, R. (2023). Purpose in life: A resolution on the definition, conceptual model, and optimal measurement. American Psychologist. toddkashdan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kashdan-et-al-Purpose-AP.pdf
Acknowledgements
This event supports the following UN Sustainable Development Goals and is organised by The Positivity Institute and UTS Business School, as part of a commitment to the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).
We also acknowledge the support of the Center for Positive Organizations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and to Professor Emeritus Kim Cameron, Emerita Professor Jane Dutton, Professor Emeritus Robert E. Quinn and Monica Worline (PhD).
