Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Executives: Results from a Field Experiment

Mulla, Zubin R.; Govindaraj, Kalaiselvan; Polisetti, Srinivasa Rao; George, Elis; More, Nagraj Rao S.

doi:10.1177/2278533717692906

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“…Other than cognition, emotion, and self-regulation of behavior, prior research has indicated that mindfulness is strongly associated with physical and mental health, as well as physiological well-being (Aikens et al 2014;Christopher et al 2016;Luken and Sammons 2016;Mulla et al 2017). A recent systematic review of the impacts of mindfulness on well-being of employees has shown that mindfulness-based training has a positive impact on employees' well-being (Lomas et al 2017).…”

Section: Individual-level Linkages Between Mindfulness and Social Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mindfulness and Social Sustainability: An Integrative Review

Sajjad

Shahbaz

2020

Soc Indic Res

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The purpose of this review paper is to present a holistic conceptualization by synthesizing mindfulness and social sustainability literature and introducing an integrative mindfulness-social sustainability framework. To this end, we conducted an extensive review of the mindfulness and social sustainability literature. The findings revealed that there is a paucity of research that has examined the relationship between mindfulness and social sustainability. While some recent studies have begun to explore the role of mindfulness in ecological sustainability, the link between mindfulness and social sustainability has remained underresearched. This paper introduces an integrative mindfulness-social sustainability framework that explicates how mindfulness practice can be employed in the workplace context to achieve social sustainability outcomes. In this regard, we first discuss how mindfulness is related to social sustainability at the individual (e.g., employee health and well-being) and organizational (e.g., ethical behavior, employee performance, workplace spirituality) levels. Next, we examine how individual and organizational social sustainability might relate to some wider societal sustainability outcomes (e.g., social justice, collective social capital). We argue that this is one of the few early theoretical papers that has investigated the potential connections between two important, albeit fragmented disciplines-mindfulness and social sustainability. This paper suggests potential courses of action to address social sustainability challenges by integrating mindfulness and social sustainability.

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Section: Individual-level Linkages Between Mindfulness and Social Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mindfulness and Social Sustainability: An Integrative Review

Sajjad

Shahbaz

2020

Soc Indic Res

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“…Over the past decade, there has been rising corporate spending on mindfulness programs targeting stress because researchers have connected increased productivity with less stress after mindfulness practice (Kim, 2018;Mulla et al, 2017). Now with newer research indicating that mindfulness may also have the added benefit of enhancing creative outcomes, business may be even more eager to allocate resources in this area.…”

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Cultivating creative workplaces through mindfulness

Byrne¹,

Thatchenkery

2019

JOCM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how mindfulness training impacts creativity with individuals in a workgroup and propose a methodology for future research. Design/methodology/approach The methodology developed drew on existing laboratory-based research and applied those designs in a real-world application. The sample participants were from a mid-sized real estate firm that included ten realtors and support staff, six in the treatment group and four in the comparison group. The study took place over 16 weeks where pre-test and post-test mindfulness and creativity assessments were administered. A five-week mindfulness training was conducted with the treatment group and following the post-tests with the comparison group. Findings Results indicated that the mindfulness training positively impacted creativity in the moment and over time. There was evidence that the mindfulness training positively impacted an individual’s level of attention and awareness in daily activities which is likely to influence creative outcomes in organizational settings. Research limitations/implications This study shows that it is possible to design experimental studies in work settings and contribute to the empirical research about mindfulness despite the widely held perception about scarcity of time and lack of access to do such research. The findings also build on existing literature and address some of the gaps in current research. The most notable limitation relates to the small sample size. Practical implications The finding affirms that even a short but consistent practice of mindfulness in organizations can lead to a measurable increase in creativity. Originality/value This empirical study adds value to existing literature by expanding laboratory-based methodology to a practical application. One of the unique aspects of this research relates to the sample population. This research was conducted with an intact workgroup and translates the insights gained from laboratory research to a potential benefit for an organization by applying a version of this methodology to enhance its workgroup creativity.

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“…Research on corporate mindfulness has surfaced a number of positive effects of individual‐level processes of mindfulness. Individual‐level processes of mindfulness lead to enhanced individual performance at work, including increased productivity (Mulla et al., 2017) and work engagement, and better decision‐making (Montani et al., 2020).…”

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“…By practising mindfulness, employees may also identify the early signs of reactivity and implement techniques to prevent it from erupting into an emotional outburst, thereby practising emotional regulation, a key factor to reduce interpersonal conflict at work (Hede, 2010(Hede, , 2017. Less conflict also reduces the level of stress and strain that people endure at work and which may hinder their ability and motivation to do their job (Mulla et al, 2017).…”

Section: Employee Emotional Regulationmentioning

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An integrative model of corporate mindfulness: A systematic literature review

Bayle-Cordier

Rouvelin²,

Savoli

et al. 2021

Can J Adm Sci

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The exponential increase of research on corporate mindfulness in recent years is representative of growing global interest for this topic. However, past research is often presented as conflicting and contradictory. In this paper, we develop an integrative model of corporate mindfulness that establishes links between different streams of research on mindfulness while preserving their differences. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review of research on corporate mindfulness in management journals published between 1999 and January 2020 in EBSCO Business Source Premier. A final list of 157 articles was analyzed for this review. Results reveal four types of links at the construct level among studies that are part of the different approaches to corporate mindfulness.

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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Executives: Results from a Field Experiment

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Mindfulness and Social Sustainability: An Integrative Review

Mindfulness and Social Sustainability: An Integrative Review

Cultivating creative workplaces through mindfulness

An integrative model of corporate mindfulness: A systematic literature review

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