Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
Dignity, Organizational culture, Business school training
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-023-00147-7
Abstract
In this paper we describe the basics of the measurement of human dignity at the individual level, as well as within social contexts such as teams and organizations. In accordance with the prevailing literature, we define human dignity as the unconditional belief in the intrinsic value of life. Based on this, we established a model that understands dignity as a latent construct by evaluating personal sense of worth as well as behaviors that either violate or honor such an intrinsic value in social contexts. We developed and tested a 3-factor measure of dignity. The first factor assessed a personal sense of dignity (individual level), the second the extent to which leadership honors dignity and how work teams themselves express dignity to their members. The third factor assessed the extent to which the organizational culture honors and protects the dignity of its members. We examined the internal reliability, temporal stability, convergent, divergent, and predictive validity of our scales and presented a psychometrically sound assessment tool of intrinsic value for organizations, teams, and individuals.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Humanistic Management Journal, v. 8, p. 97-112
Scholar Commons Citation
Pirson, Michael; Piedmont, Ralph L.; Nagy, Noemi; and Hicks, Donna, "Establishing a Dignity Scale - Measuring Intrinsic Value Within Social Contexts" (2023). Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning. 321.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ehe_facpub/321
