Introduction: Spirituality and Organization
01 Jan 2019-pp 1-6
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between spirituality and the workplace, given its history as the land of spiritual pursuits through different religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism.
Abstract: Spirituality is increasingly accepted as an emerging area in management literature. Spirituality in workplace was found to be positively related to job satisfaction, unit-level performance, and organization performance. India presents the perfect context to examine the relationship between spirituality and the workplace, given its history as the land of spiritual pursuits through different religions. Indeed, many of the world’s major religions originated/spread from India, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. In addition, the Indian culture and people have always welcomed other religious practices—for example, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism found a home in India centuries ago.
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01 Mar 2004TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that after the privatization of religion during the Enlightenment, there has been a second privatization in the post-1980s global marketplace, related to commercial and corporate powers that have taken over the language of spirituality for the market.
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TL;DR: A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 100 payroll employees in private insurance companies in Punjab (India) and a correlation analysis showed a positive relationship between all the dimensions of spirituality in the workplace and job satisfaction as mentioned in this paper.
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TL;DR: A review of books, articles, and other resource materials that offer more in-depth knowledge about spirituality in the workplace is presented in this paper, with five spiritual principles that may be useful in management education.
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