Compassion as an enabler of organisational innovativeness
by Jenni Spännäri; Elina Juntunen; Pirjo Ståhle; Anne Birgitta Pessi
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (IJEIM), Vol. 28, No. 3/4, 2024
Abstract: Compassion potentially has a crucial role in developing organisational innovativeness, as it has been found to bring about organisational capability for renewal and change management. The relation between compassion and innovativeness has not, however, been thoroughly clarified. This article explores, based on empirical material (nine focus group interviews, two thematic interviews, 46+5 informants) to what extent innovativeness and compassion are interrelated, and more specifically, whether and how compassion acts as an enabler for innovativeness. The results highlight: 1) which compassionate practices promote innovativeness; 2) which are the essential contexts of these practices both with individuals and the working community; 3) which dimensions of compassion are at play. Building on these results, this article presents a model of compassion as an enabler of organisational innovativeness.
Online publication date: Tue, 11-Feb-2025
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