Management, Spirituality and Religion
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Edited by:
Yochanan Altman
Aims and scope of the series
This book series is a partnership between De Gruyter and the International Association of Management, Spirituality and Religion, publishers of the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion* https://www.IAMSR.org
It is comprised of edited and authored volumes on management, spirituality and religion (writ large). These books reflect the findings of the latest academic research and thinking in these fields. The strength of this book series lies in its comprehensive coverage and systematic examination of mainstream topics, such as: public governance, entrepreneurship, family business, industrial relations, branding, corruption, business ethics; key business sectors, such as: tourism, health, consumer goods, transport, design; major organizational functions, such as: human resource management, marketing, logistics, strategy; topical issues, such as: mindfulness, well-being, sustainability; institutional life cycle conerns, such as: rites-of-passage, institutional rituals & routines, organizational birth, renewal and death; and of course management/organization related aspects of faith (atheism included) and spirituality (including indigenous and folklore).
If you are interested in submitting a proposal or have any questions please contact the series editor Professor Yochanan Altman: prof.altman@hotmail.com
Editorial Team
Editor
Prof. Yochanan Altman, University of Haifa and WU, Vienna
Associate Editor
Dr. Avi Kay, Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel
Assistant Editor
Dr. Konstantin Weicht, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
Editorial Board
Dr. Judi Neal, Edgewalkers, USA
Prof. Kathryn Pavlovich, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mayrhofer, WU, Austria
Prof. Ian Mitroff, UC Berkeley, USA
Prof. Sir Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK
Prof. David Boje, New Mexico State University, USA
Prof. Ramnath Narayanswamy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
Prof. László Zsolnai, Cornivus University, Hungary
Prof. Léo-Paul Dana, Montpellier Business School, France
Prof. Monika Kostera, Jagiellonian University, Poland and Södertörn University, Sweden
Prof. Nurit Zeidman, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Prof. Nada Kakabadse, University of Reading, UK
Prof. Chris Laszlo, Case Western Reserve, USA
Prof. Dr. Noha El-Bassiouny, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Prof. Dharm Bhawuk, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
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Supplementary Materials
Topics
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Workplace spirituality is an emerging field of study and practice and this book asks the questions: Where have we been in the last ten years as a field and where should we be headed in the next ten years? The editors asked these questions of thought leaders from around the globe, leaders who represent different sectors, faith traditions, worldviews and organizational functions.
This volume represents the best of current thinking about the state of the field of workplace spirituality and of what the future holds. There are four themes: (1) management themes such as leadership, ethics, change management, and diversity; (2) workplace spirituality in sectors such as health and wellbeing, policing and creative industries, (3) key issues that are emerging, such as self-spirituality, mindfulness, storytelling and the importance of nature, and (4) cutting edge epistemologies and methodologies including indigenous studies, relational ontology, ethnography, and psychodynamics. These articles were chosen to provoke new thinking, new research, and new practice in the field of workplace spirituality, with the goal of helping the field mature in the next decade.
Celebrating a decade of progress in the fast developing field of management, spirituality and religion, this book provides the crème de la crème of academic scholarship in this crucial field of interest that lies in the intersection of religion/spirituality with management and organization studies, bridging the humanities, the social sciences and business and management. The very best articles that won the coveted ‘best paper of the year’ award, sponsored by the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada and published in the top ranked interdisciplinary Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, illustrate the development of thinking over the past decade, showcasing diverse theoretical orientations and methodological approaches, written by the leading scholars in the field. This authoritative collection will be a valued addition to university libraries as much as to specialized interest groups. The book will be serving as key text for teaching and a ‘must read’ for anyone wishing to inform themselves of this growing field of scholarship.
