Timothy Ewest

• Doctor of Management
• Professor (Associate) at Houston Christian University

This chapter explores motivations organizations have for sustainability, seeks to delineate the recent emergence of positive leadership theories and their contribution to prosocial centered leadership. Specifically, the chapter discusses (Ewest, Prosocial leadership: Understanding the development of prosocial behavior within leaders and their organ...

Though the words job, occupation, and career are often used interchangeably, for the purpose of this chapter, occupation is viewed as a job that pertains to a person’s career or calling. For many individuals, the job they hold may be one of the key areas from which they derive social identity (Becker & Strauss, 2017). For some, there is a greater d...

As America faces growing ethnic diversity, political division, economic hyper-segregation, isolating technologies and moral plurality, Americans have less in common to connect them (Putnam, 2000). However, regardless of the level of compensation, whether mental or physical effort is required, or if it is aligned with personal strengths, work is ubi...

Previous chapters have established that there is an interactive relationship between religious beliefs, organizations, and culture; that the meaning of work is complex and nuanced; and that God created us in His image to be like him and work with him to care for the created order. It has also been shown that, while there may be challenges to integr...

From the outside, the Christian faith may appear to be counterintuitive if one considers the decisions, reactions, and interpretations of common events. For example, while death for Christians is certainly regarded as an end of this present life, Christians also welcome death as a means to enter into a new life, meet loved ones who have previously...

The third sphere in our Faith and Work Integration Spheres of Influence model (FWSI) is that of the work organization. This is the arena in which the individual Christian worker applies their personal faith (Chap. 9) within a given occupational role (Chap. 10), using guidance they may or may not have received from outside faith organizations (to be...

It is this book’s position that individual faith influences have the most significant impact on faith and work integration (FWI). Other researchers have provided research to support this (Davidson & Caddell, 1994; Lynn, Naughton, & Vanderveen, 2010), particularly in the areas of faith maturity and religious commitment. In Chap. 3 it was also noted...

Previous chapters have established that, in addition to being commanded by God, work is an essential part of life. Devout Christians may choose to perform their work in ways pleasing to God even without any anticipated personal benefits. Yet substantial research shows there are many benefits realized by individuals who see their work as a means of...

Studs Terkel was known to many as author, actor, and radio personality. But, the one-time scholar-in-residence for the Chicago History Museum was also a noted historian, recording American History in radio and books (Corley, 2008). Among his many top-selling and Pulitzer prize-winning books is the book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Da...

While belief in God has remained stable in the United States, the religious landscape continues to shift. Among the notable shifts is the change in how Americans are choosing to identify with religious faith. In 2012, 59% of those surveyed considered themselves “Religious and Spiritual,” but only 48% of those surveyed by Pew Research Center in 2017...

The overreaching goal of this book is to present a resource for faith and work application and study, as well as to encourage further research on this topic. Though there have been many books on faith-and-work-related topics, this book was written to bridge faith and work integration (FWI) research and application. Though academic works on this top...

A dominant theme in the first half of this book was of the role and responsibility of the Church in the area of faith and work integration (FWI). The theological foundation for church involvement in FWI was provided in Chap. 4 and the need for the Church to become more actively involved in FWI was argued in Chap. 7. Therefore, the foundation has al...

As this book has already presented, many authors have discussed various factors impacting faith integration in the workplace. A number have presented frameworks that examine faith integration from a theological perspective (Keller, 2012; Stevens, 2000; Veith Jr, 2011) or provided a theological or doctrinal description of work (Volf, 2001; Whelchel,...

Though the majority of Americans claim faith in God and adults spend the majority of their time working, these two important dimensions of life are rarely effectively integrated. It is important for people of every faith tradition to consider how, when and if their faith and work are to be integrated. This is especially true as research shows that...

The emergence and scope of personal and collective efforts to integrate faith into workplaces is a social movement that includes and extends beyond personal ethics. This paper discusses the development of The Integration Profile (TIP) Faith and Work Integration Scale, which is designed to measure the multidimensional nature of faith expressions wit...

Purpose This paper aims to outline the prosocial leadership development process for guiding pedagogical and social justice course goals as a means to foster prosocial leadership values within the millennial generation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is guided by a social justice framework and proven classroom pedagogies as a means to alig...

This chapter seeks to understand the development and presence of prosocial leadership in leaders of small to medium enterprises (SME), endeavoring to determine to what degree the prosocial leadership development model and the identified four-stage model—antecedent awareness and empathic concern; community and group commitment; courage and action; a...

This chapter provides an overview of the research question guiding the qualitative research on prosocial leadership, an orientation to the participants, data and procedure (more information is found in Appendices 1 and 3) and a discussion of the results of the grounded theory model used in this research. Specifically, the methodology resulted in th...

This chapter begins by exploring personal power, antisocial behavior and the current trend in organizations to shift away from antisocial treatment of employees. The chapter then considers prosocial behavioral theory, which acts as an anchor for the prosocial leadership and the prosocial leadership development process defined in Chaps. 5, 6, 7, 8,...

This chapter provides the reader with a description of the steps in stage one of the prosocial leadership development process. Specifically, this chapter reviews the components of stage one, then discusses the development process and the nature of the relationship between steps in stage one. The chapter then defines each of the four steps in this s...

This chapter considers the history of research regarding leadership ethics, specifically how classical philosophical ethical theories articulate with established leadership theories. The chapter also explains how ethical leadership theories predominantly use normative ethical action theory and then resolves by suggesting how prosocial behavioral th...

This chapter begins by considering the desired capacities of today’s organizational leaders. This is followed by a survey of leadership development methods and by a consideration of both the present state of ethical leadership development theories that have a process orientation and the ways in which ethical leadership development has focused on et...

This first chapter sets the theoretical context for the book and the development of prosocial leadership theory and the prosocial leadership development process. The chapter highlights the need for individuals to act as stewards who take responsibility for the world’s environmental and social issues. The chapter then moves towards a stewardship mod...

This chapter provides the reader with a description of the steps in stage three of the prosocial leadership development process. Specifically, this chapter reviews the components of stage three, then discusses the development process and the nature of the relationship between the steps in stage three. The chapter then defines each of the three step...

This chapter provides the reader with a description of the steps in stage four of the prosocial leadership development process. Specifically, this chapter reviews the components of stage four, then discusses the development process and the nature of the relationship between steps in stage four. The chapter then defines each of the three steps in th...

This chapter provides the reader with a description of the steps in stage two of the prosocial leadership development process. Specifically, this chapter reviews the components of stage two then discusses the development process and the nature of the relationship between steps in stage two. The chapter then defines each of the four steps in this st...

This chapter considers the emergence of positive leadership theories which have been developed recently in scholarship to act as a corrective to the historically persistent issue within established leadership theories of pseudotransformational or, alternatively, utility leadership. Common theoretical themes which frame positive leadership theories...

This chapter considers the interconnections between prosocial leadership, religious motivation, and stewardship. Prosocial leaders, as defined by Ewest T (Prosocial leadership: understanding and developing prosocial behavior in individuals and organizations. Palgrave McMillian. Publication Pending, London, 2017b), are servant leaders who are motiva...

Within the multiple theoretical and research dimensions of management, religion and spirituality, this book explores theoretical, conceptual and strategic theories and research which consider how individuals and organizations integrate their Christian faith in the workplace, and how these groups attempt to change society as a whole. This historical...

This paper begins by reviewing the relevant literature pertaining to topic of research, prosocial leadership. This literature includes: normative ethical theory which underpins many ethical leadership paradigms, the existing connections of prosocial values (and their corresponding behaviors) to leadership behaviors, and then focus on the process of...

This book explores the behavioral phenomenon that is intended to aid in the benefit of others, known as prosocial behavior. The author combines eight years of quantitative and qualitative research to explain and delineate the antecedents to prosocial leadership and align these findings into an understandable model for prosocial leadership developme...

Even though leadership theories are diverse, one notable commonality among leadership theories is that they inculcate the importance of moral behavior. This chapter explores moral leadership by providing brief contextual considerations regarding morals, outlines the most commonly used moral theories, examines each moral theory’s strength and weakne...

This chapter explores the consistent and unadapted presence of religion within the United States as demonstrated by longitudinal studies (Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 2008, 2013), the continued growth of religion worldwide (Johnson, 2010), and persistent rise in EEOC claims pertaining to religious discrimination (Greenwald, 2012). Yet man...

BOOK REVIEW Religion and Organizational Stigma at Work

This paper proposes the Faith and Work Organizational Framework as a new organizational framework that builds on and addresses shortcomings of existing rubrics by giving needed attention to human, religious, legal, and organizational dynamics. This framework describes corporate actions and attitudes toward workplace spirituality and religion. It dr...

The present study explored whether there was a correlation between global social responsibility and transformational leadership using the Global Social Responsibility Inventory and the Student Leadership Practices Inventory existed. The findings showed a positive correlation between transformational leadership and global social responsibility. Spec...

The focus of this paper is on understanding the nature of Christian (religious) ethics, giving special consideration of implications for ethical work. Some of the recent issues within the American workforce in regards to religion will be discussed, including three specific barriers for religious people who desire to live out their faith openly in t...

This paper discusses the development of The Integration Box (TIB) scale which is designed to measure the multidimensional nature of faith expression within the workplace setting. TIB measures the manifestations of faith, religion, and spirituality at the individual and organizational level. The TIB is anchored in Diani’s (1992) Social Movement Theo...

All roads do not lead to Rome, and despite the wishful thinking of many, all religions do not believe the same thing. To be sure, there is a lot of shared belief among the world’s religions. A global ethic: the declaration of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. London: SCM Press Ltd), particularly in prescriptions for how we ought to live our...

Many in Western business no longer ask "if" religious values1 have an impact on employees and companies that comprise the modern economy. Rather, the question for many today is "in what ways" and "how does one measure the impact of religious values on organizations? " As a result, American business scholars and practitioners have developed a rich a...

Abstract: This paper argues that religious values have impacts on and in the workplace, as was suggested as early as Weber (1905), and that these impacts are still extant, worthy of continued research, and are possible to measure. Moreover, the recent emergence of intense scholarly interest in the study of the connections between religion/spiritual...

This article seeks to review the growing body of research in the field of workplace spirituality, extending the earlier and broader literature review work of Danna and Griffin; Miller and Gorsuch; Hill and Hood; the Fetzer Institute; Moberg, Mohamed, Hassan, and Wisnieski; Day; and Lund Dean and Fornaciari. This article also seeks to advance future...

This chapter seeks to convey the developmental origins of Miller’s The Integration Box (TIB) theory and its accompanying psychometric scale (in the final stages of development). Social movements theory (Diani M. Sociol Rev 40(1): 1–25, 1992) was used in the development of the TIB theory allowing the theory to capture both the multivariate nature of...

This paper will explore the change of the organizational environment from a structured production model, bureaucracy; to an information based organization which is directed to mange knowledge. Moreover this essay will discuss how organizations and leaders can all play a part to enhance knowledge transfer and create more efficient organizations.

A liberal arts education is touted as a tradition that produces graduates who are humane, interdisciplinary, and have the ability to think critically. While many liberal arts colleges offer business in their degree offerings, it can be seen as antagonistic to a liberal arts education. Can the liberal arts and business education find mutuality? This...