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Manager Perspectives on Embedding Workplace Spirituality into the Business Curriculum: Bridging the Gap
Author(s) -
Crossman Joanna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.21674
Subject(s) - workplace spirituality , curriculum , spirituality , bridging (networking) , sociology , public relations , stakeholder , inclusion (mineral) , structuring , engineering ethics , pedagogy , business , political science , social science , engineering , computer science , medicine , computer network , alternative medicine , finance , pathology
The purpose of this article is to share findings from an Australian qualitative study ( n = 40) about the perspectives of managers and professionals around embedding workplace spirituality into the business curriculum. Academics are now publishing work that addresses workplace spirituality in the business curriculum, but few studies exist that focus on the perspectives of managers and professionals in the field. This article seeks to bridge that gap. Analysis revealed that managers as participants constructed rationales focusing on why workplace spirituality should or should not be addressed in the business curriculum and issues about how it might occur. Some of the perceived complexities of embedding workplace spirituality into public university programs were also identified. The findings of the paper would be particularly relevant to business schools considering the inclusion of workplace spirituality into their curriculum and structuring discussions to incorporate stakeholder perspectives from the business community. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.