Exploring the Workplace Practices that Foster a Sense of Purpose and Meaning in Life
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 16754
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Leadership; motivation; wellbeing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many studies have highlighted the benefits that people, organizations, and societies enjoy whenever individuals experience a sense of purpose and meaning—either at work or in their life generally. Specifically, if individuals experience purpose and meaning, they often become more engaged at work rather than vulnerable to burnout. Their productivity and innovation frequently escalate. They tend to exhibit resilience in response to challenges. They also become more kind and collaborative; prejudices and biases often subside.
Yet, this tumultuous world can threaten this sense of purpose and meaning. Roles, values, and organizations often shift erratically and unpredictably. Pursuits that seemed important one day become obsolete the next day. At times, the workplace, specifically, and the world, generally, can seem fragile and unstable rather than coherent and meaningful.
This Special Issue will explore how the workplace can foster this sense of purpose and meaning. What practices, characteristics, and initiatives should workplaces introduce to promote meaningful work? How can leaders circumvent the debilitating effects of flux and uncertainty in workplaces? And what are the societal forces that tend to impede purpose and meaning at work? The Special Issue could investigate questions such as the following:
- Which leadership or coaching practices shape purpose and meaning?
- How can organizations reconcile the priorities of employees with the needs of organizations?
- How can organizations develop strategies that ignite a sense of purpose and meaning?
- Which recruitment, assessment, and selection practices affect purpose and meaning?
- How do procedures around appraisals, rewards, remuneration, and promotion foster or impede purpose and meaning?
- How can managers design jobs, teams, and departments more effectively to cultivate purpose and meaning?
- How do practices that are intended to foster collaboration influence purpose and meaning?
- What are the financial and personal benefits of initiatives that foster purpose and meaning?
- What are the impediments to initiatives that are intended to foster purpose and meaning?
Dr. Simon Moss
Dr. Samuel G Wilson
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Purpose
- Meaning
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Workplaces
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
