Indonesian Leaders: Do They Perceive to be Called?

Riasnugrahani, Missiliana and Riantoputra, Corina D. (2017) Indonesian Leaders: Do They Perceive to be Called? In: The First Southeast Asia Regional Conference of Psychology: Human Well-Being and Sustainable Development, 28 November - 1 Desember 2017, Hanoi.

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Abstract

Leaders are important for organizations, especially those who are called into their positions. Previous research shows that people who are called tend to be more accountable for their roles and responsibilities. Calling refers to an individual’s belief that his/her work is a central part of a broader sense of purpose and meaning in life and should be used for the greater good. Although previous studies have highlighted the importance of calling and described its two dimensions (presence of calling and search for calling), there is no research that investigates to what extent leaders perceive that they are called into their roles, and no research has demonstrated the existence of the two dimensions of calling among leaders. To fulfill these two research gaps, we collected data from 72 middle managers from 5 companies, and utilized Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) with Cronbach alpha of 0.84 for both dimensions. Results suggest that (1) some leaders (37.5%) sense the presence of calling and search for calling; (2) some others (27.8 %) feel no calling (no presence of and no search for calling); and (3) age and gender are associated positively with the presence of calling. We discuss these findings by highlighting how the two dimensions of calling may be used to produce a typology of calling that is substantial for understanding leaders and their actions. Further, we discuss the significance of age and gender for the development of calling in leaders.

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