No longer a doormat. Humility reemerges. As a strand throughout history, the humility construct has endured times of great interest and appreciation, as well as disregard and rejection. Research has suffered through challenges with measurement and definition; however, recent upticks in social science research on the construct provide hope for better understanding this potential organizational virtue. Utilizing the framework developed by Tangney (2000) and Owens (2009), this individual-level construct is examined for its potential extension as a group-level phenomenon. Following a review of the humility within the religion, philosophy, organizational, and psychological disciplines, a scale for group humility is developed. A two-sample study then examines the factors of the resulting perception of group humility scale and its relationship with participative leadership, collective efficacy, organizational citizenship behaviors, and team-learning orientation. The development and...
