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Excavating the Paths of Meaning, Renewal, and Empowerment

dc.contributor.authorSpreitzer, Gretchen M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Robert E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Jerryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T13:48:41Z
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dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.identifier.citationSpreitzer, Gretchen; Quinn, Robert; Fletcher, Jerry (1995). "Excavating the Paths of Meaning, Renewal, and Empowerment." Journal of Management Inquiry 4(1): 16-39. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68602>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1056-4926en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68602
dc.description.abstractAlthough myths have been comprehensively examined at a cultural or macro level in organizational studies, they have received little attention at an individual level of analysis. This article uses Campbell's "hero's journey" as an analogy for understanding managerial performance myths. The article begins with a review of the literature on individual myths and the hero's journey and then turns to an empirical exploration of managerial high-performance myths. A typology of managerial high-performance myths is derived from data on high-performance experiences. Each of the four myths assumes a different meaning structure. The findings suggest a model for the construction of individual meaning systems in organizations. They also provide important insights on empowerment, leadership, and high performance.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleExcavating the Paths of Meaning, Renewal, and Empowermenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Southern California, SPREITZE@vm.usc.eduen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherHigh Performance Dynamicsen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68602/2/10.1177_105649269541005.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/105649269541005en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Management Inquiryen_US
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