Spirituality in the workplace: an emerging phenomenon

Abstract

The emergence of spirituality in modern business has its roots in multiple sources. Both the separation of work and community during the industrial revolution and the volatile changes in the era of the “new economy”, as well as other forces past and present, have shaped the desire for more meaning in the workplace. Spiritual and meaningful activities and work processes, the ways in which leadership can be more spiritually oriented, and the development of an organizational culture of spirituality, are being explored through both research and practice.