Spiritual identity, stakeholder attributes, and family business workplace spirituality stakeholder salience

Mitchell, Reginald H.; Robinson, Robert E.; Marin, Alejandra; Lee, Jae‐Hwan; Randolph, Angela

doi:10.1080/14766086.2012.758054

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“…A stakeholder can be defined as any individual, group, organisation that affects and is affected by the achievement of the organisational objectives (Mitchell et al. , 1997, 2013). For example, customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders are important stakeholders in an organisation.…”

Section: Relevant Theories In Workplace Spirituality Researchmentioning

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Spirituality in the workplace: a systematic review

Singh

2022

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the extant literature of workplace spirituality (WPS) in a manner that helps us trace its emergence in management practices in the past twelve years and to identify the gaps to be addressed by researchers in near future.Design/methodology/approach A two-step screening process was followed to extract the papers from various databases. The paper reviews one hundred fifty-nine conceptual and empirical articles published in more than fifty journals from 2010 to 2021. Leading databases like EBSCO, Scopus and ProQuest were extensively searched. The papers were analysed and grouped to arrive at the themes and classification criteria.Findings Despite numerous studies and extensive research in the past decade, the construct of WPS lacks a conclusive definition and has overlapping dimensions. It is a multidimensional concept having personal, psychological and social aspects. It is a dominant field in organisational behaviour domain.Research limitations/implications The review explains the multidisciplinary nature of WPS, having roots in organisational behaviour, psychology and theology. Further, the paper provides a clear picture of the present state of literature and enumerates future research avenues which will enable the researchers to further expand the area of WPS.Practical implications The review highlights multiple positive attitudinal outcomes that managers can attain through WPS-related initiatives. Various techniques like prayer breaks, meditation and yoga can be used by the managers for spiritual incorporation process.Originality/value This study acquires significance, for, unlike previous studies, it does not propose that inclusion of WPS will always be gainful, rather it also broaches its potential harm, if incorporated sans due caution. Considering the complexity of spiritual beliefs, it will enable managers to weigh the pros-cons of such inclusion. The research gaps identified in the review will help future researchers in furthering the field of WPS.

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Section: Relevant Theories In Workplace Spirituality Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spirituality in the workplace: a systematic review

Singh

2022

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“…Finally, this article also differs from comparable pre-existing work in this field in the sense that it directly acknowledges both the institutional pressures associated with belonging to different religious groups (especially nonconformist or other non-establishment movements) and the impact that these factors can have upon the behaviour of indivual entrepreneurs. 17 Scholars of family business have long recognized that religious affiliation can have quite profound institutional impacts upon the decisions and strategic choices made by entrepreneurs and small businesses (Greenwood et al, 2010;Mitchell et al, 2013;Sabah et al, 2014), as well as the role that institutional factors play more generally in entrepreneurial processes (Bjørnskov & Foss, 2016;Chowdhury, Audretsch, & Belitski, 2019;Urbano, Aparicio, & Audretsch, 2019).…”

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A Wesleyan work ethic? Entrepreneurship and Weber’s protestant work ethic in the case of Isaac Holden, c. 1807–1897

Hollow

2020

Business History

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In recent years, business historians have started to become more interested in the relevance of Max Weber's Protestant Work Ethic thesis. This article builds on this recent work by providing an in-depth case study of the career of the Wesleyan wool entrepreneur Isaac Holden (c. 1807-97) in order to assess and evaluate the usefulness of Weber's work for our understanding of the ways in which religious beliefs can influence commercial decision-making. Ultimately, what it suggests is that, whilst Weber's work offer a valuable starting point for business historians looking to explore the links between religion and business, there is a need for more consideration to be given not only to the theological differences that existed between different branches of Protestantism, but also the informal institutional pressures and constraints that influenced Protestant entrepreneurs in the past.

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“…Goodman (2002) moves one step further and mentions using the Bible to guide the family business, especially for such issues as succession. However, Mitchell et al (2012) keep religiosity to a minimum while defining spiritual identity, which is actually the family business members' awareness of and actions about the feelings, thoughts, and values that all refer to the common cause. Excluding religiosity, family values may also be considered as the basis for spirituality, and these normative values can be used to guide the actions of family members as stakeholders (Mitchell et al 2011).…”

Section: Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership In Family Businessesmentioning

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Exploring the connections among spiritual leadership, altruism, and trust in family businesses

Dede

Ayranci

2013

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The purpose of this study is to test the claim that the top manager family members' altruism and trust with regard to other family members should be connected with these top managers' spiritual leadership feature. Data are collected from the top manager family members, who are in charge of their family businesses in Beylikduzu Organized Industrial Zone. Many instruments' items are used for spiritual leadership, altruism and trust. The scope of spiritual leadership is wider than those of altruism and trust; besides references to the family, spiritual leadership also includes references to the participants, their subordinates and their businesses. The participants' spiritual leadership factors are powerfully and positively related with their altruism and trust with regard to other family members. If altruism and trust are posited to affect spiritual leadership factors, this effect is partly achieved. Only some items of altruism and trust can affect spiritual leadership feature. The literature points out that spiritual leadership is suitable for family businesses on the grounds that intra-family altruism and trust can be related with spiritual leadership feature. The current study proves this relationship. Such knowledge can be used for family business succession, mentoring and coaching applications in family businesses, conflict management towards the issues related with both the family and the business, and structuring family's involvement in the business.

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Spiritual identity, stakeholder attributes, and family business workplace spirituality stakeholder salience

Cited by 15 publications

References 87 publications

Spirituality in the workplace: a systematic review

Spirituality in the workplace: a systematic review

A Wesleyan work ethic? Entrepreneurship and Weber’s protestant work ethic in the case of Isaac Holden, c. 1807–1897

Exploring the connections among spiritual leadership, altruism, and trust in family businesses

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