Overview
- Appeals to an interdisciplinary audience of students, scholars and practitioners in the fields of HRM, management, business ethics, cultural studies and sociology
- Provides practical implications for successful organisation and management practice, recognising the importance of spirituality in the workplace
- Offers insightful examples from a diverse range of Indian organisations
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Indian Management (PAIM)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Evolution and Characteristics of Workplace Spirituality
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Empirical Evidence of Workplace Spirituality
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Critical Perspectives
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About this book
With spirituality being brought to the fore of management and organisation studies, this timely collection takes a closer look at the relationship between religion and work in India. Bringing together experts from various backgrounds, this book provides a comprehensive review of the topic, addressing its key underpinnings and complexities. Spirituality in Management is divided into four sections, covering the evolution of workplace spirituality, its causes, characteristics and outcomes, and culminating in a critical analysis. A thought-provoking read for scholars, students and policy-makers, this book provides an Indian perspective on managing spirituality at work, and offers insights into successful organisational practice.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sushanta Kumar Mishra is Professor of Management and the Chairperson of the PhD programme at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, in India. His research focuses on individual behaviour in organisations and has been published in several leading journals including Human Resource Management and the Journal of World Business.
Arup Varma is Professor of Management at the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, in the USA. His research focuses on performance appraisal and expatriate adjustment issues. A co-editor of five books, he has published widely in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Human Resource Management Review.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spirituality in Management
Book Subtitle: Insights from India
Editors: Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Arup Varma
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Indian Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13984-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13983-4Published: 27 May 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13986-5Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13984-1Published: 16 May 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-1126
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1134
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 203
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Faith, Spirituality and Business, Asian Business, Management, Human Resource Management, Organization