When one considers the role that spirituality plays in management practice and pedagogy, a more fundamental issue begs to be investigated: What is spirituality? The impact spirituality has depends on how one conceives it. The authors present a two-dimensional framework that differentiates between various worldview perspectives based on divergent metaphysical and epistemological assumptions. They show how each worldview has a different conception of spirituality. Implications of worldview for management practice and pedagogy are developed. Emphasis is given to how spirituality rooted in the Christian tradition can influence management education, and examples from a private, Christian university are provided.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
The Bible. New International Version.J
2.
Briskin, A.
(1998). The stirring of soul in the workplace. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
3.
Chappell, T.
(1993). The soul of a business: Managing for profit and the common good.New York: Bantam.
4.
Clark, W. H.
(1958). The Psychology of Religion. New York: MacMillan.
5.
Connors, B.
, & McCormick, P. (1998). Character, choices & community: The three faces of Christian ethics. New York: Paulist.
6.
Dehler, G. E.
, & Welsh, M. A. (1994). Spirituality and organizational transformation: Implications for the new management paradigm. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 9(6), 17-26.
7.
Derrida, J.
(1979). Spurs: Nietzsche’s styles. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
8.
Fort, T.
(1996). Business as a mediating institution. Business Ethics Quarterly, 6(2), 149-165.
9.
Green, R.
(1997). Guiding principles of Jewish business ethics. Business Ethics Quarterly, 7(2), 21-30.
10.
Greenleaf, R. K.
(1998). The power of servant leadership: Essays by Robert K. Greenleaf. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
11.
Hawley, J.
(1993). Reawakening the spirit in work: The power of dharmic management. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
12.
Higginson, R.
(1993). Called to account. Guildford, Surrey, UK: Eagle.
13.
Hill, A.
(1997). Just business: Christian ethics for the marketplace. Dowers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
14.
Manz, C.
(1998). The leadership wisdom of Jesus. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
15.
McCann, D.
(1997). Catholic social teaching in an era of downsizing: A resource for business ethics. Business Ethics Quarterly, 7(2), 57-70.
16.
McCormick, D. W.
(1994). Spirituality and management. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 9(6), 5-8.
17.
Mitchell, T. R.
(1997). Matching motivational strategies with organizational contexts. Research in Organizational Behavior, 19, 57-149.
18.
Natoli, J.
(1997). A primer to post-modernity. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
19.
Naughton, M. J.
, & Bausch, T. A. (1996). The integrity of a Catholic management education. California Management Review, 38(4), 118-140.
20.
Neck, C. P.
, & Milliman, J. F. (1994). Thought self-leadership: Finding spiritual fulfillment in organizational life. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 9(6), 9-16.
21.
Nord, W. R.
, Brief, A. P., Atieh, J. M., & Doherty, E. M. (1988). Work values and the conduct of organizational behavior. Research in Organizational Behavior, 10, 1-42.
22.
Novak, M.
(1993). The Catholic ethic and the spirit of capitalism. New York: Free Press.
23.
Novak, M.
(1996). Business as a calling. New York: Free Press.
24.
Otto, R.
(1928). The idea of the holy (J. W. Harvey, Trans.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1917)
25.
Ray, M.
, & Rinzler, A. (1993). The new paradigm in business. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Perigree Books.
26.
Rokeach, M.
(1973). The nature of human values. New York: Free Press.
27.
Roof, W. C.
(1993). A generation of seekers. San Francisco: HarperCollins.
28.
Rorty, R.
(1979). Philosophy and the mirror of nature. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
29.
Shelley, B.
(1993). Theology for ordinary people. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
30.
Sire, J.
(1997). The universe next door: A basic worldview catalog (3rd ed.). Dowers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
31.
Vaill, P. B.
(1989). Managing as a Performing Art. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
32.
Wachowski, A.
, & Wachowski, L. (Directors). (1999). The Matrix [Film] (Available from Warner Brothers).
33.
Walsh, B.
, & Middleton, J. (1984). The transforming vision. Dowers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
34.
Willard, D.
(1988). The Spirit of the Disciplines. San Francisco: HarperCollins.
