This note is aimed at presenting an overview of the workplace spirituality research in last four decades. First it presents the distinction of religion and spirituality noticeable in the workplace spirituality literature. Next, it summarizes the themes in the scholarship of the field of workplace spirituality. Then it discusses the empirical studies about the impact of workplace spirituality. The note concludes with the importance of workplace spirituality research in current times and future research directions in this field.
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Giacalone, R. A., & Jurkiewicz, C. L. (2003). Toward a science of workplace spirituality. In R. A.Giacalone & C. L.Jurkiewicz (Eds), Handbook of workplace spirituality and organizational performance (pp. 3–28). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharp.
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King, P. E., & Boyatzis, C. J. (2004). Exploring adolescent spiritual and religious development: Current and future theoretical and empirical perspectives. Applied Developmental Science. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1207/S1532480XADS0801_1
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Kinjerski, V. M., & Skrypnek, B. J. (2004). Defining spirit at work: Finding common ground. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 17(1), 26–42. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810410511288
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Kolodinsky, R. W., Giacalone, R. A., & Jurkiewicz, C. L. (2008). Workplace values and outcomes: Exploring personal, organizational, and interactive workplace spirituality. Journal of Business Ethics, 81(2), 465–480.
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Krishnakumar, S., & Neck, C. P. (2002). The ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of spirituality in the workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 17(3), 153–164.
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Milliman, J., Czaplewski, A. J., & Ferguson, J. (2003). Workplace spirituality and employee work attitudes: An exploratory empirical assessment. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(4), 426–447. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810310484172
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Mitroff, I., & Denton, E. (1999). A study of spirituality in the workplace. Sloan Management Review, 40(4), 83–92.
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Pandey, A., & Gupta, R. K. (2008). Spirituality in management: A review of contemporary and traditional thoughts and agenda for research. Global Business Review, 9(1), 65–83. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1177/097215090700900105
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Pandey, A., Gupta, R. K., & Arora, A. P. (2009a). Spiritual Climate Inventory. In ElaineBiech (Ed.), Pfeiffer Annual for Consulting (pp. 115–126). San Francisco: Pfeiffer, Imprint of Wiley.
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Pandey, A., Gupta, R. K., & Arora, A. P. (2009b). Spiritual climate of business organizations and its impact on customers’ experience. Journal of Business Ethics, 88(2), 313–332.
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Pandey, A., Gupta, R. K., & Kumar, P. (2016). Spiritual climate and its impact on learning in teams in business organizations. Global Business Review, 17(3S). Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150916631208
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Pandey, A., Gupta, V., & Gupta, R. K. (2017). Spirituality and innovative behaviour in teams: Examining the mediating role of team learning. IIMB Management Review.
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Parboteeah, K. P., Paik, Y., & Cullen, J. B. (2009). Religious groups and work values: A focus on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 9(1), 51–67.
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Pawar, B. S. (2008). Two approaches to workplace spirituality facilitation: A comparison and implications. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 29(6), 544–567. Retrieved 12 September 2017, from https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730810894195
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Pawar, B. S. (2009). Some of the recent organizational behavior concepts as precursors to workplace spirituality. Journal of Business Ethics, 88(2), 245–261.
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Pawar, B. S. (2016). Workplace spirituality and employee well-being: An empirical examination. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 38(6), 974–995.
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Petchsawang, P., & McLean, G. N. (2017). Workplace spirituality, mindfulness meditation, and work engagement. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 14(3), 216–244.
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Zou, W. C., & Dahling, J. (2017). Workplace spirituality buffers the effects of emotional labour on employee well-being. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26(5), 768–777.
