Liderazgo altruista y desempeño laboral: una perspectiva evolutiva Darwiniana

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18226/25253824.v6.n11.04

Palabras clave:

Liderazgo Altruista, Liderazgo egoísta, Biología Evolucionaria, Modelado de caminos, Genética de Poblaciones

Resumen

Este artículo presenta una teoría de liderazgo altruista basada en conceptos evolutivos. La teoría propone que los procesos naturales seleccionados por comportamientos egoístas, y que estos comportamientos egoístas continúan en la humanidad moderna. Sin embargo, mientras que estas tendencias egoístas proporcionaron rasgos de supervivencia positivos entre las poblaciones ancestrales, inducen rasgos de comportamiento negativos en los tiempos modernos en la mayoría de las situaciones organizacionales. Argumentamos que el comportamiento altruista, anteponiendo las necesidades de los seguidores a las propias, provoca aumentos en el desempeño de los seguidores al aumentar su compromiso y satisfacción laboral. Sin embargo, parece que las mismas fuerzas que llevaron a la difusión de los rasgos de liderazgo egoísta entre los humanos ancestrales también inhiben la difusión de los rasgos de liderazgo altruista en la actualidad. Como tal, podemos esperar que haya pocos líderes naturalmente altruistas disponibles, y también podemos esperar que las organizaciones deban fomentar tales comportamientos para desarrollar líderes altruistas capacitados. Estos líderes altruistas capacitados pueden tener ventajas si pueden aprovechar el entrenamiento para comportarse de manera altruista con los seguidores y egoístamente para lidiar con la competencia externa. Desarrollamos estas ideas presentando mecanismos sobre cómo se desarrollaron y difundieron los rasgos de liderazgo egoísta entre los humanos ancestrales, qué papel juega el altruismo en la mejora de los resultados de los seguidores y sugerencias para el desarrollo teórico futuro.

Biografía del autor/a

Ned Kock, Texas A&M International University

Ned Kock is Texas A&M Regents Professor and Chair of the Division of International Business and Technology Studies, in the Sanchez School of Business, at Texas A&M International University. He holds degrees in electronics engineering (B.E.E.), computer science (M.S.), and management (Ph.D.). Ned has authored and edited several books, including the Sage Publications book titled Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals: A Business Process Redesign Approach. He has published his research in a number of high-impact journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE Transactions (various), Information & Management, Information Systems Journal, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. He is the developer of media naturalness theory, a communications theory building on evolutionary biology that has been extensively cited by researchers in a variety of fields. He is also the developer of WarpPLS, a widely used structural equation modeling software.

Milton Mayfield, Texas A&M International University

Milton Mayfield is Emeritus Professor of Management in the A. R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business at Texas A&M International University. He has authored the book Motivating Language Theory: Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace. Milton has also published over 50 journal articles, conference proceedings, and encyclopedia chapters. These manuscripts have been published in such outlets as the Creativity Research Journal, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Business Communication, The Encyclopedia of Creativity (2nd ed.), and Development and Learning in Organizations. He specializes in the areas of leadership communication, international management research, and creativity and innovation, and has done consulting and training work with such organizations as the US State Department, Sony Mexico, Texas Department of Transportation, Virginia Tech University, and the Callahan Ranch. He is Co-Editor of the International Journal of Business Communication.

Jacqueline Mayfield, Texas A&M International University

Jacqueline Mayfield is Emeritus Professor of Management in the A. R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business at Texas A&M International University. She has authored the book Motivating Language Theory: Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace. Jacqueline has also published over 50 journal articles and conference proceedings. These manuscripts have been published in such outlets as the International Journal of Business Communication, Creativity Research Journal, Human Resource Management, and Development and Learning in Organizations. She specializes in the areas of leadership communication, international management research, and human resource management, and has done consulting and training work with such organizations as the US State Department, Sony Mexico, Texas Department of Transportation, Virginia Tech University, and the Callahan Ranch. She is Co-Editor of the International Journal of Business Communication.

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2022-05-05

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Kock, N., Mayfield, M., & Mayfield, J. (2022). Liderazgo altruista y desempeño laboral: una perspectiva evolutiva Darwiniana. Revista Interdisciplinaria De Ciencias Aplicadas, 6(11), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.18226/25253824.v6.n11.04

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Vol. 6 Núm. 11 (2022): Revista Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias Aplicadas

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