How to Build Pride in the Workplace?

Leandro Pereira, Vânia Patrício, Mariana Sempiterno, Renato Lopes da Costa, Álvaro Dias and Nélson António
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Leandro Pereira: Business Research Unit, ISCTE Business School, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
Vânia Patrício: Winning Lab, 1750-149 Lisbon, Portugal
Mariana Sempiterno: Winning Lab, 1750-149 Lisbon, Portugal
Renato Lopes da Costa: Business Research Unit, ISCTE Business School, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
Álvaro Dias: Business Research Unit, ISCTE Business School, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
Nélson António: Business Research Unit, ISCTE Business School, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Organizational pride has been proved to benefit organizations by enhancing commitment and reducing turnover cost, encouraging employees to go a step further and consequently increase production and improve performance. Despite the fact that its effects on organizations have been studied, it is still not clear how can organizational pride be created. The aim of this research is to identify the drivers of organizational pride and define strategies that help organizations develop it. Its main contribution is that it performs a comprehensive study on the causes of organizational pride, not focusing only on one or two contributors and not considering organizational pride as an intermediary but as a goal. Using a partial least square path model it was possible to conclude that organizations need to make employees feel appreciated by involving them in the decision making process, and promote the organization’s values so employees can relate to them and maintain honest communications to enhance management credibility.

Keywords: organizational pride; pride experience; work engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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