Authors: Kumar Alok
Publish Date: 2015/07/31
Volume: 142, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-138
Abstract
I propose a leadership theory with moral concerns at its core Sāttvika leadership SL is defined as a set of purposive leader actions comprising knowledgedriven cooperation that are initiated on the basis of positive and reasonably accurate assumptions and executed through morally responsible and sustainably fruitful means to secure the flourishing of followers and the collective SL enhances psychological capital psychological empowerment and work engagement of followers while developing them into morally better persons It enhances their trust on the leader and fellow followers Further it develops ethical climate of the organizationI offer sincere gratitude to my guide and mentor Prof E Srinivas of XLRI for inspiring me to write this article I thank Somnath Dutta my former colleague for his thoughtprovoking discussions that helped me better conceptualize this article I sincerely thank the reviewers for deeply and compassionately engaging with my work This work is an offshoot of the main doctoral work that was supported by the Most Promising Doctoral Dissertation Award given by the Management Spirituality and Religion interest group of the Academy of Management USA
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