Purpose
- The article identifies servant leaders and servant leadership as a dynamic link to achieving and enhancing the organizations triple bottom-line. It describes the characteristics and importance of this strategic approach as it pertains to solidifying the organizations responsibility to all stakeholders.
Design/methodology/approach
- The article uses literature and research on servant leadership, sustainability, and the triple bottom-line, to authenticate that servant leadership and servant leaders should be integral to in achieving the triple bottom-line. In addition to that, it highlights specific characteristics and competencies servant leaders possess needed to attain the triple bottom-line which fortifies the organization. …show more content…
Fairholm, (1997) and Farling et al. (1999) concur that, “Servant leadership may increase organizational performance because the personal commitment to subordinates/followers may in turn increase support of organizational goals” (as cited in Winston & Fields, 2015, p. 416). Incorporating Servant leaders (SL) and principles of Servant Leadership Theory (SLT) can effectively enhance achieving the triple bottom-line (TBL). This brief article will address the importance of servant leaders (SL) and servant leadership theory (SLT) to an organizations ability to effectively improve the triple bottom-line (TBL) through sustainable …show more content…
Arguinis (2011) explains that “Organizational responsibility can be defined as "context specific organizational actions and policies that take into account stakeholders" expectations and the triple bottom line of economic, social, and environmental performance" (p. 855 as cited in Peterlin, Pearse, & Dimovski, 2015, p. 273). An organizations CR strategy should represent transparent and ethical service in addition to, accountability when conducting business as it pertains to its stakeholders. While leaders and other leadership theories maybe applicable to developing and leading an organizations’ CR and its initiatives, SL and SLT is potentially more effective in achieving and sustaining the
- The article identifies servant leaders and servant leadership as a dynamic link to achieving and enhancing the organizations triple bottom-line. It describes the characteristics and importance of this strategic approach as it pertains to solidifying the organizations responsibility to all stakeholders.
Design/methodology/approach
- The article uses literature and research on servant leadership, sustainability, and the triple bottom-line, to authenticate that servant leadership and servant leaders should be integral to in achieving the triple bottom-line. In addition to that, it highlights specific characteristics and competencies servant leaders possess needed to attain the triple bottom-line which fortifies the organization. …show more content…
Fairholm, (1997) and Farling et al. (1999) concur that, “Servant leadership may increase organizational performance because the personal commitment to subordinates/followers may in turn increase support of organizational goals” (as cited in Winston & Fields, 2015, p. 416). Incorporating Servant leaders (SL) and principles of Servant Leadership Theory (SLT) can effectively enhance achieving the triple bottom-line (TBL). This brief article will address the importance of servant leaders (SL) and servant leadership theory (SLT) to an organizations ability to effectively improve the triple bottom-line (TBL) through sustainable …show more content…
Arguinis (2011) explains that “Organizational responsibility can be defined as "context specific organizational actions and policies that take into account stakeholders" expectations and the triple bottom line of economic, social, and environmental performance" (p. 855 as cited in Peterlin, Pearse, & Dimovski, 2015, p. 273). An organizations CR strategy should represent transparent and ethical service in addition to, accountability when conducting business as it pertains to its stakeholders. While leaders and other leadership theories maybe applicable to developing and leading an organizations’ CR and its initiatives, SL and SLT is potentially more effective in achieving and sustaining the