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Decoding Luxury Fatigue: How Authenticity, Exclusivity, and Quiet Luxury Shape Consumer Disengagement

In recent years, the luxury sector has begun to show signs of slowdown, a phenomenon partly attributable to the the increasing presence of Luxury Fatigue, namely a form of consumer weariness toward personal luxury goods. This phenomenon can be explained by the increasing pervasiveness of luxury, which has eroded its classical distinguishing traits of exclusivity, heritage, and prestige (McKinsey & Company, 2025). Beyond factors as the democratization of luxury (Kumar et al., 2020), aggres...

The Development of an Emotion Processing Culture: How Leaders Support Employees after Work-Related Trauma

Trauma-Informed Compassionate Leader Behaviors-Compassion at Work for Those Who Have Suffered Trauma

The present research study sought to develop a compassion scale – a measure of Trauma-informed Compassionate Leader Behaviors (TICLB) using a total sample size of 949 across three studies. In Study 1a, TICLB items were generated through interviews with trauma survivors using both an inductive and deductive approach. Interview questions and coding schema were informed by theories of compassion and trauma-informed approaches. Items were based on content from interviews. In Studies 1b and 1c, TI...

Navigating Trauma in the Workplace: Leveraging Servant Leadership as a Developmental Pathway

This paper introduces a Servant Leadership-Oriented (SLO) model of leadership development, designed to develop compassionate and caring leaders, particularly among individuals who have experienced trauma. Within this framework, we explore the attributes required for developing leaders to embody the mindset, motive, and mode (MMM) of servant leadership. Building upon foundational leadership development models, the SLO model provides a structured approach to leadership development that incorpor...