Augmenting the Limitations of Organizational Compassion with Wisdom and Power: Insights from Bhutan

Simpson, AV

Augmenting the Limitations of Organizational Compassion with Wisdom and Power: Insights from Bhutan

Simpson, AV

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Publisher:: ANZAM
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 28th ANZAM Confernece 3-5 December 2014 UTS Sydney, 2014, pp. 1 - 19 (19)
Issue Date:: 2014-12-16

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dc.contributor.author	Simpson, AV https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-328X	en_US
dc.date	2014-12-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-12-16	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 28th ANZAM Confernece 3-5 December 2014 UTS Sydney, 2014, pp. 1 - 19 (19)	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9875968-5-7	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Compassionate organizational practices emphasizing human dignity and wellbeing within the workplace have been identified as underpinning a great number of organizational benefits. These include enhanced employee engagement, commitment, loyalty, trust and productivity, along with reduced absenteeism and turnover. Drawing upon insights on administrative compassion in Bhutan, I suggest that it is a folly to single out compassion on its own as the source of positive organizational outcomes. I argue that additional qualities of phronesis or wisdom and understanding of the workings of power are equally crucial. Indeed, without these additional attributes, compassion can be sentimental and misguided, indicating a lack of judgment that increases suffering.	en_US
dc.publisher	ANZAM	en_US
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dc.title	Augmenting the Limitations of Organizational Compassion with Wisdom and Power: Insights from Bhutan	en_US
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Abstract:

Compassionate organizational practices emphasizing human dignity and wellbeing within the workplace have been identified as underpinning a great number of organizational benefits. These include enhanced employee engagement, commitment, loyalty, trust and productivity, along with reduced absenteeism and turnover. Drawing upon insights on administrative compassion in Bhutan, I suggest that it is a folly to single out compassion on its own as the source of positive organizational outcomes. I argue that additional qualities of phronesis or wisdom and understanding of the workings of power are equally crucial. Indeed, without these additional attributes, compassion can be sentimental and misguided, indicating a lack of judgment that increases suffering.

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