Ways of Being: Assessing Presence and Purpose at Work

William T. Brendel; Sang Won Byun; Mi Hee Park

doi:10.51327/YADW1751

Ways of Being: Assessing Presence and Purpose at Work

William T. Brendel, Sang Won Byun, Mi Hee Park

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Cognitive-behavioral, spiritual, and integral approaches to management each describe a leader’s way of being as a matter of congruence between presence and purpose. This article introduces Ways of Being Theory (WBT), which bridges these approaches by comparatively analyzing assumptions and empirical observations. WBT defines presence as an individual’s dispositional level of awareness and purpose as the typical level of meaning they assign to work. By connecting these tensions, WBT reveals four different ways of being that have critical implications for leaders and organizations facing unprecedented ^challenges_{findings comparative from}ⁱⁿ_{characteristics}^the_{a preliminary}^wake IP: 127.0.0.1 ^{of COVID.}_{of study aDelivered}^This_Way On: _on^article_of_psychometric Tue, _Being^also_by 04_{Ingenta Inventory}^presents Apr _and 2023 (WBI), which partially supports a two-factor structure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-86
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.51327/YADW1751
State	Published - Jan 2023

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Religious studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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