A Scoping and Theoretical Review of Joy in Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

Katie McIntyre; Rory Mulcahy; Wayne Graham; Meredith Lawley

doi:10.20899/jpna.nvzhtn76

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A Scoping and Theoretical Review of Joy in Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

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A Scoping and Theoretical Review of Joy in Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

Katie McIntyre, Rory Mulcahy, Wayne Graham and Meredith Lawley

Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Vol.10(3), pp.298-321

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.nvzhtn76

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Abstract

leadership

positive affect

management

nonprofit

joy

Effective leadership plays a critical role in the success of organizations, particularly in the nonprofit sector, with positive leader affect, and more recently joy, being one aspect of leadership that significantly influences followers. Whilst some studies of positive affect and joy in leadership have been undertaken in the nonprofit sector, lack of clarity and coherence, as well as theoretical divergence has impeded research integration. This article presents the first systematic literature review of positive affect, and more specifically joy and leadership in the nonprofit sector and systematically identifies the extent to which joy has been considered as a discrete emotion in the current nonprofit leadership literature. In addition, this article synthesises the existing nonprofit leadership literature to determine what employee outcomes joy has been shown to influence. Finally, the quality of current literature and any patterns considering joy and leadership in the nonprofit leadership literature is assessed. Future research opportunities are identified.

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Title: A Scoping and Theoretical Review of Joy in Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Authors: Katie McIntyre - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Rory Mulcahy - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Wayne Graham - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Meredith Lawley - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Publication details: Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Vol.10(3), pp.298-321
Publisher: Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.20899/jpna.nvzhtn76
ISSN: 2381-3717
Copyright note: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Grant note: This article was partially funded by an Australian Government RTP Scholarship.
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991090897002621
Output Type: Journal article

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