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10. Workplace and Organizational Spirituality for Organizational Success

verfasst von : Christopher G. Beehner

Erschienen in: Spirituality, Sustainability, and Success

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In line with the broad, interdisciplinary, and non-religious framework of the text, the business and organizational benefits of workplace spirituality from a secular perspective will be examined in this chapter. The characteristics and development of spiritual organizations, workplace spirituality programs, demonstrated benefits, and methods of implementation will also be explored. Moreover, the potential risks, challenges and controversies surrounding both spiritual organizations and workplace spirituality will be discussed. Spiritual intelligence is briefly examined because the development of organizational spiritual capabilities is an antecedent to the development of successful triple bottom line strategies. Finally, the Spiritual Incorporated Argument (SIA) is introduced as a method of providing intrinsic justification for the incorporation of spirituality into business management. Existing literature will be synthesized to demonstrate the benefits, and a case study to assist with practical application of workplace spirituality on a business/organizational level concludes the chapter.

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Metadaten
Titel
Workplace and Organizational Spirituality for Organizational Success
verfasst von
Christopher G. Beehner
Copyright-Jahr
2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47643-3_10

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