Leah Joseph S
Lutgert College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, United States.
Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 25;15:1251256. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1251256. eCollection 2024.
How do organizations that explicitly state the intention to be "positive impact companies" differ from traditional entrepreneurial companies? How does the quality of relationships in those companies affect the ability to deliver positive impact? This study explores the conditions under which business leaders turn their organizations toward generating prosperity for all stakeholders, achieving positive societal outcomes, improving human wellbeing, and delivering great business results. Seven case study companies are examined based on interviews with three executives from each firm, including the CEO. All seven companies are privately owned small/medium sized businesses from a cross section of industries and diverse geographic bases, ranging from Michigan to the Pacific Northwest, to Singapore, Egypt, and Florida. Four of the companies are considered "positive impact companies" (PICs) based on their organizational affiliations, while the other three are considered traditional entrepreneurial companies (TECs). The overall findings suggest that the core of positive impact leadership resides in a shift in the mindset of leaders toward one of connectedness and purpose, and that these factors influence the quality of relationships in organizations in a positive way whether the company is considered a PIC or a TEC. The results also suggest a close relationship between several core indicators of a fundamental shift in understanding about the role of business in society: shared values of human wellbeing, a common shared vision, an emphasis on collaboration and caring in organizations, and a long-term perspective toward the creation of shared economic prosperity.
明确宣称有意成为“积极影响型公司”的组织与传统创业公司有何不同？这些公司中人际关系的质量如何影响产生积极影响的能力？本研究探讨了企业领导者在何种条件下将其组织转向为所有利益相关者创造繁荣、实现积极的社会成果、改善人类福祉并取得出色商业成果的情况。基于对每家公司三名高管（包括首席执行官）的访谈，对七家案例研究公司进行了考察。所有七家公司均为私营中小型企业，涵盖各行各业，地域分布广泛，从密歇根州到太平洋西北部，再到新加坡、埃及和佛罗里达州。其中四家公司基于其组织归属被视为“积极影响型公司”（PICs），而另外三家则被视为传统创业公司（TECs）。总体研究结果表明，积极影响型领导力的核心在于领导者思维模式向关联性和目标性的转变，并且无论公司被视为PIC还是TEC，这些因素都会以积极的方式影响组织中的人际关系质量。研究结果还表明，在对企业在社会中作用的理解发生根本转变的几个核心指标之间存在密切关系：人类福祉的共同价值观、共同的愿景、对组织中协作和关怀的强调，以及对创造共享经济繁荣的长远视角。
