This book provides a holistic view of the topic of values-based leadership by bridging the important gap between understanding theory and applying it in practice. From structural familiarization with corporate leadership to day-to-day values-based interactions with employees in people management, you can find helpful inspiration in this book.

Foreword.- Introduction to value-based leadership.- Part 1: Basic understanding and study results.- Are values still modern?.- Value-based leadership - Approaching a difficult construct.- Employee retention in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - Investigating the influencing factors using the example of Generation Y.- Assessing the value perception of employees of Generation 50+: An AHP approach.- Part 2: Conceptual implementation.- From the mission statement to value-based management.- Sustainability in corporate governance - the structure and function of non-financial internal control systems.- Values-based compliance - integrating integrity and compliance management.- Organizational behavior and values as principles of integrated, values-driven leadership.- Part 3: Practical thinking.- Covid-19 sharpens the focus on values.- Participation in the workplace: why my employees no longer give their heads to the gatekeeper.- What do HR managers do when values-based leadership is introduced but not practiced?.

This book provides a holistic view of the topic of values-based leadership by bridging the important gap between understanding theory and applying it in practice. Based on theoretically sound contributions from experts, a systematic understanding is developed: What are values in general and what do they mean in a business context? What does value orientation mean? How does it work in the different areas of leadership? Practice-oriented contributions by experienced practitioners offer orientation for value-oriented leadership in every kind of company, from the small to the large. From structural familiarization with corporate leadership to day-to-day values-based interactions with employees in people management, you can find helpful inspiration in this book. This book is attractive in its comprehensibility and authenticity. It is about experiencing the life of values in a company as really meaningful, necessary and feasible. The content Theoreticalfoundation of the term and conceptSystematic integration and design of value orientation in the existing management systemPractical application tips on a structural and personal management levelAuthentic insights into the lived practice of value-oriented leadership The editor Prof. Dr. Jessica Lange has been combining the theory and practice of value-oriented leadership for several years: She has been working in management consulting on a wide range of topics related to corporate culture and value management since 2009. Since 2013, she has been teaching on corporate ethics topics and has been a full-time professor of business administration at the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg since 2018.

Provides a theoretically and scientifically based understanding of value orientation Gives many practical tips on the integration and design of value-orientation Honest and authentic look into the practice of lived value-oriented leadership

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