Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1583597
L. Fry
ABSTRACT The purpose of this piece is to offer a sense of Andre Delbecq as the pioneering founder of management, spirituality, and religion (MSR) as a field of scholarly inquiry. In his unique way, André, informed by his solid knowledge of organizational processes and his Christian faith, integrated spirituality into his teaching and scholarship. First I offer an overview of his early career roots which laid the foundation for this work and the impetus for his work on MSR, which defined the later years of his long and distinguished career. Then I review the context and motivations that led to his offering a seminar on Spirituality for Organizational Leadership, from which evolved what he saw as successful strategies for MSR scholarship and teaching. Next, comes an overview of his view of the fundamental role MSR should play in organizational design and culture, with an emphasis on teamwork and decision-making. Following this is an exploration of his groundbreaking work on leadership formation with a focus on the spiritual journey, discernment, and humility as an offset to hubris. Finally his thoughts concerning “Where do we go from here’ are offered.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1680417
Ramon J. Aldag
I appreciate this opportunity to convey reflections on my more than four decades of personal and professional interactions with André. André was exceptional in many ways, some of them perhaps not obvious. I joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty in 1973 (where I remain active after 46 years). I met André during my job interview visit in 1972. He immediately impressed me as positive, nurturing, and thoughtful. He took me for a campus tour, culminating with a steep climb up Bascom Hill to our administrative building, Bascom Hall. This was immediately after the anti-war protests and riots at Wisconsin, which led to the bombing death of a researcher at Sterling Hall; the bombing was one of the incidents featured in the still-haunting 1979 documentary, “The War at Home.” Students were charging up the hill toward National Guard members, swarming in what seemed to me like mindless rage. I said, “Those students are attacking the soldiers!” André very calmly responded, “They’re doing that all the time” and we continued to walk on. The scene was vividly real, but somehow surreal, giving me an intriguing initial glimpse into a remarkable personality. My early knowledge of André’s theory and research (especially on the Nominal Group Technique – the NGT) deeply impressed me. There was then quite an interest in the relative merits of nominal (coacting) and interacting groups. With Andy Van de Ven and Dave Gustafson – both superb scholars – André proposed a structured process alternating coacting and interacting groups as appropriate. In my view, the NGT (now used and lauded worldwide) was elegant – recognizing that different group interaction modes were not necessarily alternatives but, properly shepherded, complements. This was a recurring theme for André, the search for complementarities in the face of apparent opposition; it demonstrated to me a richly integrative mindset. André was an early mentor for me, in ways a spiritual guide. I was honored that he invited me to serve as a co-author for a 1974 Health Services Research article on evaluation of health system alternatives, a topic that has continued to intrigue me. André provided counsel ever since and felt like a constant, supportive presence. He provided valuable suggestions – and a superb role model – for many of my professional and personal decisions. It’s hard for me to believe that he left Wisconsin forty years ago. André saw himself as an introvert. Someone casually meeting him may have viewed him as rather reserved and sedate, but he reached out to touch many people in profound
我很高兴有这个机会来表达我对自己与安德瑞斯40多年的个人和职业交往的感想。安德列在很多方面都是例外的，其中一些可能并不明显。我于1973年加入威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校(University of Wisconsin-Madison)任教(46年后我仍然活跃在那里)。我是在1972年的一次求职面试中认识安德鲁的。他给我的印象是积极、有教养和体贴。他带我参观了校园，最后爬上巴斯科姆山，来到我们的行政大楼巴斯科姆大厅。这是在威斯康星州的反战抗议和骚乱之后发生的，这场抗议和骚乱导致斯特林大厅(Sterling Hall)的一名研究人员被炸弹炸死;1979年的纪录片《国内战争》(the War at Home)至今仍让人难以忘怀，而爆炸事件就是其中之一。学生们向山上的国民警卫队队员冲去，在我看来，他们的愤怒是盲目的。我说:“那些学生在攻击士兵!”安德烈非常平静地回答说:“他们一直都这么做。”我们继续往前走。这一幕生动真实，但又有些超现实，让我对这位非凡的人物有了一个有趣的初步了解。我早期对安德列的理论和研究(尤其是名义群体技术——NGT)的了解给我留下了深刻的印象。当时，人们对名义(合作)团体和互动团体的相对优点很感兴趣。andr和Andy Van de Ven和Dave Gustafson——两位都是杰出的学者——一起提出了一个结构化的过程，在适当的情况下交替合作和互动小组。在我看来，NGT(现在在世界范围内使用并受到称赞)是优雅的——它认识到不同的群体互动模式不一定是替代，而是适当引导的补充。这是安德列反复出现的主题:面对明显的反对，寻求互补性;它向我展示了一种丰富的综合心态。安德鲁是我早期的导师，某种程度上说是精神导师。我很荣幸他邀请我作为1974年《卫生服务研究》(Health Services Research)一篇关于卫生系统替代方案评估的文章的合著者，这个话题一直让我着迷。从那以后，安德列就一直给我提供建议，感觉自己就像一个一直支持我的人。他为我的许多职业和个人决策提供了宝贵的建议——也是一个极好的榜样。我很难相信他四十年前就离开了威斯康辛州。安德鲁认为自己是一个内向的人。偶然见到他的人可能会觉得他很内向、稳重，但他却深深地打动了很多人
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1604251
J. Neal
ABSTRACT Andre Delbecq made a major difference to the field of workplace spirituality, not only through his research, his teaching, and his support for the founding of the Management, Spirituality and Religion Interest Group at the Academy of Management, but also through his friendship and mentoring. This article is based on interviews with seven people whose lives were deeply impacted by Andre’s friendship and mentoring, as well as my own personal reflections. The major themes of the interviews included Andre’s qualities, his spirituality, the ways in which he was an exemplar to others, and descriptions of Andre’s presence. More specifically, interviewees spoke about his loving friendship, his wisdom, his invisible guiding hand, his willingness to be personal and vulnerable, and his deep commitment to his Catholic faith while still being incredibly inclusive and knowledgeable about other religious traditions. Many saw him as an exemplar of how they strive to be in the world. .
Andre Delbecq不仅通过他的研究、他的教学、他对管理学院管理、精神和宗教兴趣小组的成立的支持，而且通过他的友谊和指导，对工作场所灵性领域产生了重大影响。这篇文章是基于对七个人的采访，他们的生活深受安德烈的友谊和指导的影响，以及我自己的个人反思。访谈的主要主题包括安德烈的品质、他的灵性、他如何成为他人的榜样，以及对安德烈存在的描述。更具体地说，受访者谈到了他的爱的友谊，他的智慧，他无形的指导之手，他愿意个人和脆弱，以及他对天主教信仰的坚定承诺，同时仍然具有令人难以置信的包容性和对其他宗教传统的了解。许多人视他为榜样，告诉他们如何努力在这个世界上立足。
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Pub Date : 2019-08-30DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1657490
Masud Chand, J. Perry
ABSTRACT The rising number of non-religious people in Western countries can have major implications for organizations and their management practices. However, to date, this phenomenon has not attracted a great deal of interest among management scholars. In this paper, we outline how the rise of the non-religious could affect organizations in Western countries. We discuss three major issues. First, we elaborate on the phenomenon of rising non-religiosity. Next, we analyze how this rise of the non-religious population could affect businesses and organizations. We conclude by pointing out some ways in which managers can deal with this increasingly important phenomenon.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-26DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1657489
K. Molloy, Bryan J. Dik, Don E. Davis, Ryan D. Duffy
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to explore how work communication can lead to a sense of calling that engenders negative outcomes (i.e., job idolization, workaholism, and exploitation), as well how the virtue of humility may buffer these effects. First, we seek to clarify interdisciplinary work highlighting the role communication plays in the development of the dark side of a calling. Second, we consider the complexity of humility as an organizational value. Third, we suggest humility functions as a mitigating frame against job idolization, workaholism, and exploitation for those who perceive of their work as a calling and for those with whom they work (as leaders, followers, or peers). We propose that at the heart of a healthy work calling is a robust integration of humility, and conclude by outlining promising directions to better understand the discursive implications of humility and work calling outcomes.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-23DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1656665
M. Grzeda
ABSTRACT What should be the role of business in society? Broad-ranging initiatives, e.g. Principles for Responsible Management Education and the Sustainable Development Goals, attempt to reshape business as a force for good, yet evidence of scandalous business behavior continues to raise troubling doubts. This literature review introduces a healing perspective grounded in spirituality as applied in the health professions. This perspective aligns with Judaism’s principle of Tikkun Olam, the obligation to repair and perfect the world, proposed as a basis for business transformation. Invoking Tikkun Olam potentially impacts current understandings of Corporate Social Responsibility and reveals a sacred dimension to the adoption of sustainability initiatives. The article contributes to the literature on transformational approaches to exercising responsibility and embedding sustainability in contemporary business.
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Pub Date : 2019-07-11DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1641141
Mikaela Sundberg
ABSTRACT How is work organized and experienced in monasteries? Based on a multi-sited, qualitative case study of Cistercian monasteries in France, this article brings an archetypal setting of normative control into the purview of sociological research on work and organization. It reveals a tension between the hierarchical organization of work and the ideology of all forms of work as “services” of equal importance and shows how the ideology affects the experiences of member differently depending on their position. Whereas those who feel recognized become spokespersons, less privileged members are not only discontent, but this experience also constitutes a failure to obey “gladly.” Because members have chosen to enter a monastery, it is up to them to reach a state of acceptance regardless of the work position they have. The notion of ascetic responsibilization conceptualizes the mechanism behind this reasoning, which serves to maintain a status quo in monastic power relations.
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Pub Date : 2019-06-05DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1627732
J. Fernández-Fernández
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Pub Date : 2019-05-27DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1618605
F. Rossi, James R. Barth, Yanfei Sun
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between local culture, as measured by religiosity, and dividend payouts based on a sample of 155 Italian firms over the period 2000–2016, yielding 2,382 firm-year observations. We find a significantly positive relationship between religiosity and dividend payouts, with firms headquartered in higher religiosity areas paying more dividends than firms located in lower religiosity areas. We also find no relationship between religiosity and stock returns. An additional test also suggests that religiosity of Italian firms could mitigate agency costs. Our results are consistent with the “bird-in-the-hand theory” and generally consistent with the empirical literature on the relationship between social values (local culture) and corporate decisions. Since religiosity is a determinant of dividend payouts, it also is an appropriate explanatory variable when examining the behavior of a firm’s dividend policies.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-22DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1608462
R. Sari, M. Sholihin
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of religiosity and clawback on corporate reporting behavior. Previous research indicates that the supervision and punishment aspects of God, and secular authorities are able to improve prosocial actions. This present study examines whether clawback that has a punishment feature moderates the effect of religiosity on the intention to manipulate earnings. This study uses an experimental method with 266 participants who are personnel from finance departments. Our results suggest that the main effect of religiosity has no significant effect on the reduction of accruals manipulation. However, the interaction of religiosity and clawback has a significant effect. Although we find that clawback strengthens the negative influence of religiosity on accrual manipulation, we find that it strengthens the positive influence of religiosity on manipulation of real activity.
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