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Ethics and Spirituality at Work: Hopes and Pitfalls of the Search for Meaning in Organizations
Thierry
C. Pauchant ed.
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A theoretically and scientifically rigorous examination of the quest for ethical and spiritual values in today's organizations--"while remaining skeptical of New Age thinking, dogmatic religions, cults, and moralizing intolerance."
Studies show that close to 90% of managers and executives in North America alone are seeking ways to integrate ethical and spiritual values into their organizations--while remaining skeptical of New Age thinking, dogmatic religions, cults, and moralizing intolerance. Dr. Pauchant's book emerges from a forum on International Management, Ethics, and Spirituality, the first of its kind to be held at an internationally recognized business school, and represents the thinking of six CEOs and six scholars of ethics and spirituality from Australia, Canada, the U.S., and Switzerland. With case studies from five organizations in banking, food, health, education, and municipal governance, and dialogues culled from the remarks of 200 academic and business practitioners, the book makes clear that there is a true search for meaning going on in today's organizations, and that it leads inevitably to a search for ethics and spirituality. It also shows that managers in quest of these desiderata need help, and suggests that a model proposed by Ken Wilber provides it. Direct, concrete, theoretically and scientificaly rigorous, and with an openness to inter-religious and non-religious viewpoints alike, the book is a compelling, non-didactic contribution to a vital discussion, long needed but seldom found in a world so governed by economic values as ours. (Quorum Books, 11/30/2002) ISBN: 1-56720-562-3. 325 pages.
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http://www.praeger.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q562 |
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The Wisdom of Solomon at Work: Ancient Virtues for Living and Leading Today
by Charles
C. Manz, Ph.D., Karen
P. Manz, Robert
D. Marx, Christopher
P. Neck. 150 pages (May 2001) ISBN: 1-57675-085-X
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The Wisdom
of Solomon at Work helps readers examine their own lives
and work as they journey toward wisdom. Those with a Judeo-Christian
background will reconnect with spiritual views, history, and
symbols from the Old Testament. Those from other faith traditions
will learn from stories about work and relationships that have
withstood the test of time. The authors draw on the dramatic
stories of Job, David, Ruth, Moses, and Solomon to raise timeless
questions of the human condition that have existed since ancient
biblical times. This book opens a valuable wisdom source that
is relevant to contemporary work and life. Real-life stories-like
that of Aaron Feuerstein who risked his life savings to breath
life back into his company, Malden Mills, after a devastating
fire-show how spiritual wisdom can intersect with work life. |
http://www.berrett-koehler.com/products/productshow.adp?code=301 |
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