Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace: Emerging Research and Practice

752 Pages·2013·6.358 MB·English

by  Judi Neal (auth.), Judi Neal (eds.)

Handbook of Faith and Spirituality
in the Workplace

Judi Neal
Editor
Handbook of Faith
and Spirituality in
the Workplace
Emerging Research and Practice
Editor
Judi Neal
Tyson Center for Faith
and Spirituality in the Workplace
Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville , AR, USA
ISBN 978-1-4614-5232-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-5233-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-5233-1
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This book is dedicated to my grandchildren:
Adrian Neal, Logan Neal, Lilith Neal,
Max Neal, Nichole Neal, Alex Neal,
Sebastian Neal, and Alexa Neal.
May the work that we are doing today
help create a better world for you
and for at least seven generations.

Acknowledgments
I want to acknowledge and thank the 55 authors who accepted my invitation to
contribute their work to this H andbook for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace .
Without their willingness to spend precious time on energy for an activity that is
seldom rewarded by academia or the corporate world, this book would not exist.
Their contributions are a testament to their willingness to do work that makes a dif-
ference in the world, often at great personal and professional sacri fi ce.
Special gratitude goes to John Tyson, Chairman of Tyson Foods, Inc., and to the
Tyson Family Foundation and the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation.
John Tyson had the vision to create and endow the Tyson Center for Faith and
Spirituality in the Workplace at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the
University of Arkansas. It took great courage to establish the fi rst center of this kind
in a public institution. I am honored to be the founding director of the Tyson Center
for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace. The generous gifts of the Tyson Family
Foundation and the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation created the sup-
port needed to work on this H andbook . I sincerely hope that this book helps, in
some small way, to ful fi ll John Tyson’s dream of a common place where academics,
students, and leaders from business and faith and spiritual traditions can come
together to share ideas.
Nick Philipson was my editor on my fi rst book, E dgewalkers (2006), and we
enjoyed working on that so much that we stayed in touch periodically after that. It
has become our tradition to have a drink that re fl ects the local culture when we meet
in person each year at the Academy of Management, where we catch up on each
other’s life and work. Two years ago we were sharing a glass of French wine at the
Academy conference in Montreal and were about to say our goodbyes, when Nick
suddenly said, “Hey, I have an idea. How would you like to do a handbook on faith
and spirituality in the workplace?” We talked about it for 3 more minutes, and then
Nick had to leave for another meeting. But a few weeks later, we talked about it on
the phone and fl eshed out the ideas for this book. I am grateful for Nick’s creativity,
his friendship, and his support for my writing. He is always a delight to work with,
and he consistently helps me go beyond what I see as possible.
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viii Acknowledgments
Meanwhile, I began to share ideas about the handbook with a few colleagues at
the Academy. Don McCormick and Lynne Sedgmore got especially interested, and
they shared not only their enthusiasm but also some wonderful ideas for ways that
the book could be valuable to both the academic and the practitioner community.
They really inspired me to be practical, inclusive, and visionary at the same time.
My sister and best friend Marie Wolny has been a constant support and loving
presence throughout this project, and she reminds me about the need for balance,
self-care, and enjoyment of life in the midst of my striving to make a difference. She
is one of the two editors I turn to with my own writing, and I am so grateful for her
friendly ear, her talents, her friendship, and her love.
The other editor I turn to is my beloved husband and partner, Ralph Ellis, affec-
tionately known as Ellis. He has been involved in this H andbook from that glass of
wine with Nick Philipson in Montreal to the fi nal details of manuscript assembly.
He has brought me cups of tea while I was working, and cooked meals, and taken
care of so many of life’s little details so that I could concentrate on the design, edit-
ing, and completion of this book. Ellis believed in the importance of this book and
kept me going with his love and encouragement, as he does with anything I under-
take. Our relationship and marriage is truly a gift from God, and we are blessed.
Contents
Part I Basic Issues in Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace
1 Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace: Emerging Research
and Practice ............................................................................................ 3
Judi Neal
2 EEOC Best Practices Support Best Practices for Spirit
and Religion at Work ............................................................................. 19
Pat McHenry Sullivan
3 Spirituality and Religion: Seeking a Juxtaposition That Supports
Research in the Field of Faith and Spirituality at Work .................... 33
Kelly Phipps and Margaret Benefiel
Part II Faith at Work: Religious Perspectives
4 Christian Perspectives on Faith at Work: An Empirical
Exploration of Faith and Work Associations Across Christian
Religious Traditions ............................................................................... 47
Mitchell J. Neubert and Kevin D. Dougherty
5 Faith at Work (Religious Perspectives): Protestant Accents
in Faith and Work .................................................................................. 69
David W. Miller and Timothy Ewest
6 Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace: A Jewish Perspective ........ 85
Alan Lurie
7 The Islamic Faith: Implications for Business Management ............... 103
Khadija Al Arkoubi
8 A Bahá’í Perspective on the Nature and Purpose of Work ................ 119
Marjolein Lips-Wiersma
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9 Using the Second-Century Wisdom for a Twenty-First-Century
World: The Development of a Life and Liberation Coaching
Process for Dispirited Physicians .......................................................... 127
Sara Miller and Geshe Thupten Dorjee
10 Yogis in the Office: Interviews with Workplace Practitioners ........... 135
Joshua M. Greene
11 Managing and Leading from a Maori Perspective: Bringing
New Life and Energy to Organisations ................................................ 149
Chellie Spiller and Monica Stockdale
12 Indigenous Spirituality at Work: Australia ......................................... 175
Frances Miley and Andrew Read
13 Pipeline to the Future: Seeking Wisdom in Indigenous, Eastern,
and Western Traditions ......................................................................... 195
Edwina Pio, Sandra Waddock, Mzamo Mangaliso, Malcolm McIntosh,
Chellie Spiller, Hiroshi Takeda, Joe Gladstone, Marcus Ho,
and Jawad Syed
Part III Mapping the Terrain: Emerging Theory and Research
14 Understand It or Destroy It: Why Every Leader Needs
to Understand Meaningful Work.......................................................... 223
Marjolein Lips-Wiersma and Lani Morris
15 The Secret of Leadership Success ......................................................... 237
Mark L. Russell
16 Wise Leadership in Organizations: Integrating Eastern
and Western Paradigms ......................................................................... 255
Mark Kriger
17 Green Man Rising: Spirituality and Sustainable
Strategic Management ........................................................................... 271
W. Edward Stead and Jean Garner Stead
18 Wisdom, Spirituality, Social Entrepreneurs, and Self-Sustaining
Practices: What Can We Learn from Difference Makers? ................ 285
Sandra Waddock and Erica Steckler
19 Spiritual Capital as Practical Wisdom for Management ................... 303
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
Part IV Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
20 Spirit of the Law: How Lawyers, Judges, Law Professors,
and Legal Staff Bring Spirit to Work ................................................... 315
Pat McHenry Sullivan