Combining Purpose With Profits

Julian Julian Birkinshaw; Nicolai Juul Foss; Siegwart Lindenberg

Combining Purpose With Profits

Julian Julian Birkinshaw
, Nicolai Juul Foss
, Siegwart Lindenberg

London Business School
University of Groningen

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Abstract

A sense of purpose that transcends making money can motivate employees. But to sustain both a sense of purpose and a solid level of profitability over time, companies need to pay attention to several fundamental organizing principles.

Original language	English
Journal	M I T Sloan Management Review
Volume	55
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	49-56
ISSN	1532-9194
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Leading Your Team
Organizational structure

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