Hear no evil? investigating relationships between mindfulness and moral disengagement at work

Brendel, William; Hankerson, Sarah J.

doi:10.1080/10508422.2021.1958331

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“…By decreasing moral disengagement (Brendel & Hankerson, 2021 ; Wan et al, 2020 ), mindfulness induces greater ethical behavior, among which less cheating (Ruedy & Schweitzer, 2010 ), less destructive deviant employees behavior (Wan et al, 2020 ), reduced ostracism (Christensen-Salem et al, 2021 ), social loafing (Mihelič & Culiberg, 2019 ) and increased intention to behave ethically (Kalafatoğlu & Turgut, 2017 ). Moreover, state mindfulness induced through brief mindful meditation exercises positively causes other-focused ethical behaviors, such as the choice of fair-trade products, charitable giving, and volunteering (Orazi et al, 2021 ).…”

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Addressing the Societal Challenges in Organizations: The Conceptualization of Mindfulness Capability for Social Justice

2023

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Social inequalities are partly caused by habitual organizational practices. In this vein, to overcome those, organizations now need to develop new organizational capabilities aimed at enhancing their attention towards societal issues. In our study, we apply the theory of mindfulness to explain how it may help organizations overcome habitual organizing that fuels social inequalities. Guided by the microfoundational perspective of organizational capability, we conceptualize individual characteristics, processes, and structures that collectively form mindfulness capability for social justice. We perceive it as an organizational capability that reflects the extent to which an organization possesses a collective social justice awareness, i.e., awareness of the impact on social justice in society through its organizational practices. We argue that, when adopted by organizations, mindfulness, by increasing the awareness of the organizational impact on society, helps notice, examine, and question the correctness of taken-for-granted organizational practices. From our perspective, this new capability will lead to changes in organizational practices that fuel social inequalities. Our study contributes to the literature on sustainable organizational development and mindfulness research in organizations. Managerial implications and future research directions are also discussed.

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Addressing the Societal Challenges in Organizations: The Conceptualization of Mindfulness Capability for Social Justice

2023

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“…Similar to the present study, such prosocial behaviour may result in enhanced interdepartmental collaboration, understanding and trust. Moreover, research on mindfulness in workplace settings has demonstrated associations between high levels of mindfulness and lower levels of enacted incivility at work ( Hülsheger et al, 2021 ) as well as less moral disengagement ( Brendel and Hankerson, 2021 ). Minimizing these negative relational characteristics may in effect enhance the psychosocial work environment and hence improve the mental well-being of employees and managers.…”

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The impact of an organizational-level mindfulness-based intervention on workplace social capital and psychological safety: A qualitative content analysis

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BackgroundThrough the past decades, the mental health of the European population has been continuously declining. Social relations in various spheres of life, including workplace settings, have been shown to impact mental health. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been found effective in enhancing well-being, and reducing perceived stress, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Research into mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in workplace settings has shown that these interventions may positively affect workplace outcomes, such as interpersonal relations. However, research regarding the organizational impacts of MBIs is still nascent. The objective of this study was to investigate how an organizational-level mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) including a workplace-adapted MBSR programme may impact workplace social capital and psychological safety.MethodsFour small and medium-sized private companies were included in this study, representing 368 employees and managers. The intervention consisted of three steps: 1. Mandatory participation in introductory sessions on mental health and mindfulness, 2. Voluntary participation in a 10-week workplace-adapted MBSR programme, and 3. A workshop for selected employee representatives and managers on further implementation of mindfulness. Data was collected using pre and post-intervention focus group interviews. In total, 27 interviews including 76 respondents were conducted. Verbatim transcription was performed. Data was analyzed using deductive content analysis with theoretical frameworks for social capital and psychological safety.ResultsThe analysis resulted in three main categories: 1. Social capital (1.1. bonding social capital, 1.2. bridging social capital, 1.3. linking social capital), 2. Psychological safety, and 3. Emergent theme: The role of lockdown on the perceived organizational impact of a workplace MBI. The greatest impact was found relating to the bridging social capital, i.e., social capital between departments, and psychological safety among colleagues at the same level of employment.ConclusionThe results indicate that company participation in this organizational-level MBI including a workplace-adapted MBSR programme may positively impact social relations at work, especially the bridging social capital and psychological safety between colleagues at the same level of employment. These results may have been influenced by lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…In these conditions, the increasing prevalence of the phenomena of "moral disengagement" has substantial social significance. Chugh et al 's (2014) "withstanding moral disengagement" is not only alarming but ominous as social behavior (McCreary, 2012) and evil for society (Brendel and Hankerson, 2022). Psychologists are concerned about business ethics in parallel with that phenomenon (Schaefer and Bouwmeester, 2020), and sociologists are concerned about behavior in the workplace organizational practices for social justice (Rashkova et al, 2023).…”

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Model of motivational competence: creation of students’ motivation, assessment, and research

Satka,

Garneva

2024

Front. Educ.

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The basic finding uniting the researchers is that motivation is the weakest educational component, which prompted us to create and suggest a practical model of motivational competence. The project is based on the researchers’ descriptions of students’ motivational leading variables. Our main finding is lack of a value system and moral virtues in the foundation of motivation. The constructive components of the model cognition, cogitation, and skills were built on that basis. The main functional approaches in the study with the model are communication, feedback, and critical thinking. The model aims: (1) to direct teachers in creating and maintaining students’ motivation through motivational competence based on human values and virtues and (2) to strongly recommend that educational policies must pinpoint a value system and moral criteria for schools and universities so that educators can rigorously develop them in students through motivation. The contributions of the model are: (1) it is based on the crucial need for a strong value system and moral virtues in the foundation of students’ motivation and behavior; (2) it is bidirectional—developing students’ motivational competence, in parallel it increases teachers’ motivational competencies; (3) it argues that motivational competence must be the professional imperative leading to the curriculum purposes of teaching–learning process on the foundation of competence, high spiritual qualities, and morality.

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Hear no evil? investigating relationships between mindfulness and moral disengagement at work

Cited by 5 publications

References 82 publications

Addressing the Societal Challenges in Organizations: The Conceptualization of Mindfulness Capability for Social Justice

Addressing the Societal Challenges in Organizations: The Conceptualization of Mindfulness Capability for Social Justice

The impact of an organizational-level mindfulness-based intervention on workplace social capital and psychological safety: A qualitative content analysis

Model of motivational competence: creation of students’ motivation, assessment, and research

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