Sense of purpose is a key aspect of employee experience, so how can you measure it?
This paper by Anna Jasinenko and Josephina Steuber tries to answer that question by reviewing the literature and constructing a measure of “perceived organizational purpose”.
Their measure (shown here) includes four factors:
=> Contribution
=> Authenticity
=> Guidance
=> Inspiration
They also look at the link with:
=> Meaningful work
=> Wellbeing
=> What they call “work-life conflict”
=> Job satisfaction
Here’s the link to the paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joms.12852
I like this advice: “]Leaders] should not only ask themselves how their organization can contribute positively to society but also whether this potential contribution can be authentically incorporated into daily actions.”
in our High-Peformance Employee Experience framework Purpose is one of four core dimensions (along with People, Work, and Total Rewards) and we have a similar approach to measuring how it is perceived by employees.
I love measurement challenges like this – taking a big idea and grounding it so you can explore and unpack it.
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