What effects does mindfulness have on university students' academic performance? Our aim in this empirical study is to analyse the relationship between mindfulness and academic performance, and how it might be explained by the role of compassion and engagement. We hypothesise that mindfulness positively relates to academic performance, and that this relationship is mediated by compassion and engagement. The study sample comprises 210 university students from management degrees, who on graduation are likely to have careers as managers or leaders in organisations. Structural equation modelling reveals that compassion partially mediates the relationship between mindfulness and engagement and, consequently, increases academic performance.
In recent years, the growing emergence of environmental problems has meant that sustainability and related concepts such as green innovation have acquired special importance. This has resulted in a significant body of literature addressing these concepts. To help to integrate this extensive literature and establish a theoretical framework, this study summarizes the main principles and roots of green innovation. To this end, this study first makes a generic theoretical approach to the concept of innovation. Then, due to its direct link with green innovation, emphasis is placed on the importance of the value of sustainability in companies. After that, the meaning and current relevance of green innovation in today’s business environment is addressed. Finally, the main precepts and fundamentals of green innovation are established, and a series of academic proposals are made to further advance the study of this concept. This theoretical review may serve as encouragement to further research the concept of green innovation and contribute to providing a clarifying and comprehensive view of this topic.
Este trabajo ha sido finalista del Premio Estudios Financieros 2021 en la modalidad de Recursos Humanos. Recientemente se ha expuesto la necesidad de un cambio de paradigma en las ciencias organizacionales que incluye un cambio de egocentrismo a la interconexión. Este nuevo paradigma de gestión emergente y con carácter humanista considera que las personas integrantes de la organización no solo están motivadas por el interés propio, sino también por valores centrados en terceros, como el altruismo y la compasión por los/las demás. Esta propuesta alternativa plantea la necesidad de una perspectiva más humanista para la gestión empresarial. Con base en este enfoque, en este estudio exploramos las consecuencias de la compasión y el altruismo en el lugar de trabajo para promover el desempeño de la empresa, utilizando la resiliencia organizativa como una variable mediadora. Con este fin, aplicamos un modelo de ecuación estructural a una muestra de empresas altamente innovadoras de diferentes sectores. Los resultados confirman que sentir el sufrimiento de los otros/as conlleva a un clima laboral basado en el altruismo. Y este clima hace que la fuerza laboral sea más resiliente a los cambios, lo que aumenta el rendimiento de la empresa. Por lo tanto, este estudio supone un avance en la literatura al descubrir algunos beneficios de promover la compasión y el altruismo en las organizaciones.
PurposeThe authors draw on this approach to explore the consequences of compassion and altruism in the workplace for firm performance, using organizational resilience as a mediating variable.Design/methodology/approachIn recent years, a paradigm shift has been proposed in the organizational sciences that includes a change from self-centeredness to interconnectedness. This emergent management paradigm considers that employees are not only motivated by self-interest but also by other-centered values, such as altruism and compassion for others. This alternative proposal suggests the need for a more humanistic perspective for management. To carry out the research, the authors applied a structural equation model to a sample of highly innovative companies from different sectors.FindingsThe results confirm that compassion at work leads to a climate based on altruism, which indirectly increases firm performance by means of organizational resilience. This study contributes to the organizational literature by revealing some benefits of promoting altruism and compassion in organizations.Originality/valueThis study therefore provides a detailed analysis of the consequences of altruism and compassion in organizations and reveals some organizational conditions that can drive firm performance. Moreover, this study is the first to suggest and empirically validate that a work climate based on altruism enhances organizational resilience. In turn, organizational resilience enables the firm to take appropriate actions to convert unexpected and adverse situations that potentially threaten its survival into sources of opportunity and growth.
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