Workplace Spirituality: An Issue for Learning and Quality of Work Life презентация

Kim Nimon Van VanBebber
Jeff Allen

University of North Texas

(Gallup poll)
Spirituality - 2nd most important factor in personal satisfaction (USA Weekend poll)
Spirited workplaces outperform spiritually weak companies (Harvard Business School)

to modern
Industrial revolution stripped away much of what makes us human
Human relations era recognized the cognitive contributions of a worker
Spiritual element is an emerging field that offers great promise in human performance

Able to make and use tools to build and create
Cognitive Able to think, solve problems and find improved ways to build and create
Spiritual Able to connect with others with a desire to build and create something better

(Butts, 1999)

and is nourished by meaningful work that take place in the context of community (Ashmos & Duchon, 2000)

promotes employee’s experience of transcendence through the work process, facilitating their sense of being connected to others in way that provides feelings of completeness and joy (Giacalone & Jurkiewicz, 2003)

harmony, balance , and connectedness
Growth - self development, self actualization

is part of a system
Can spirituality and religion be kept separate?

work place – it is already there.
Rather, it is a matter of recognizing and nurturing the human spirit for the mutual benefit of the individual, the work group, and the organization.

Nimon Kim.Nimon@unt.edu

Jeff Allen Jeff.Allen@unt.edu

University of North Texas