World Education Connect Multidisciplinary e-Publication, Vol. VI, Issue II (February 2026), pp.189-200
Jinjin Melany Heger
Student, Graduate School
Francis Michael P. Yambao
Dean of Graduate School
Centro Escolar University
ABSTRACT
This qualitative study examines how the Caregiver archetype, drawn from Jungian analytical psychology, is expressed through compassionate leadership within Filipino organizational contexts. A multiple-case design was used where three Filipino leaders were purposively selected based on high scores on the Compassionate Leadership Self-Report Scale (CLaSS) and corroborating external indicators of leadership practice. Data were generated through semi-structured narrative interviews and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s six-phase thematic analysis.
Four interrelated themes were identified. First, malasakit emerged as the defining expression of compassionate leadership, reflecting culturally embedded empathy and responsibility for others. Second, leadership narratives emphasized nurturance, sacrifice, and relational care, often articulated through maternal or feminine-coded leadership traits. Third, participants described balancing compassion with accountability, guided by socio-cultural regulators such as hiya and pakikipagkapwa. Finally, narrative meaning-making functioned as a reflective process through which leaders articulated moral purpose and identity.
The study contributes to organizational and leadership theory by situating compassionate leadership within Filipino virtue ethics, spiritual values, and relational worldviews. Diversity in of ethics of care expression was expanded outside dominant Western contexts.
Keywords: Caregiver archetype; compassionate leadership; Filipino leadership; virtue ethics; narrative leadership; qualitative case study
https://doi.org/10.65494/pinagpalapublishing.146
