Ideals (or ideal values) help people to navigate in social life. They indicate at a very fundamental level what people are concerned about, what they strive for, and what they want to be affiliated with. Transferring this to a leader-follower analysis, our first Study (N = 306) confirms that...

The paper builds on the current trend in scholarly literature that reflects leadership from an ethical perspective. It introduces a new conceptualization of the values oriented leadership (VOL) and based on results of a pilot study, it informs on the level of VOL in the Slovak business...

In the literature, CSR has been studied as a mean to reconnect sport organizations and society. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to Porter and Kramer's "shared value". Therefore, after presenting the management of sport organisations as well as CSR, this article will be drawn on...

This chapter lays out the core principles, norms and values underlying Islamic business administration. It explains the role of business and resources used for it; describes the business environment, key stakeholders, and major types of decision making; elucidates the core beliefs and values of...

The financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused many to question the basic premises of the current business system. ‘Business as usual' has come under heavy scrutiny. Achieving environmental and social sustainability stand out as some of the major challenges that current business leaders have to...

The significance of cultural factors in the international economic environment has recently increased thanks to economic, political and social aspects. The role of cultural elements has been emphasized by a wide range of studies, both from the theoretical as well as the empirical point of view....

This study aims to examine the relationship between individual value and knowledge creation in human capital.The effect of individual value on each element of knowledge creation - socialization, externalization, combination and internalization - is tested in this study. The study also tested the...

There is a gap linking organisational risk profiles to real people. Yet people are core to all risk/reward decisions, both at an organisational and a personal level. If an organisation is the aggregate of the decisions made by its people, how can aggregation be carried out sensibly; how can...