Ethics and Spirituality at Work: Hopes and Pitfalls of the Search for Meaning in Organizations

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Studies show that nearly 90% of managers and executives in North America alone are seeking ways to integrate ethical and spiritual values into their organizationswhile remaining skeptical of New Age thinking, dogmatic religions, cults, and moralizing intolerance. 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 United States, and Switzerland. With case studies from five organizations in banking, food, health, education, and municipal governance, as well as dialogues culled from the remarks of 200 academic and business practitioners, this book proves that there is a true search for meaning in today's organizations, one which inevitably leads to a search for ethics and spirituality. Managers in search of these desiderata need help. This book suggests that a model proposed by Ken Wilber provides that help. Direct, concrete, theoretically and scientifically 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 as governed by economic values as our own.

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"As spirituality busts into our Management literature it is important to discover diverse and wise voices able to thoughtfully examine the intersection between spirituality, ethics and business leadership. This carefully edited collection of essays broadens and informs one of the most important discourses emerging at the opening of our new century."-Andre L. Delbecq Thomas J. & Kathleen L. McCarthy University Professor Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
"Gets at the heart of what is needed today to create more meaningful workplaces that make a positive difference in the world. We are at a crisis point in our organizations and the only thing that will move us ahead is to embrace the power of ethics and spirituality at work. This book's scholarly underpinnings and practical case studies will inspire you and guide you to take the next steps in your personal and professional calling."-Judi Neal, Ph.D. Executive Director, Association for Spirit at Work
"Pauchant has done an admirable, if not an amazing, job in putting together an important book. It deals with a topic that for far too long has been neglected by academicians. The times call out for this intelligent approach to spirituality."-Ian I. Mitroff Harold Quinton Distinguished Professor of Business Policy, The Marshall School of Business Professor of Journalism, Annenberg School of Communication University of Southern California
One of the newest areas of concern to managers today is that of helping employees find deeper meaning and satisfaction in their jobs. This concept builds on the work of Maslow and Kohlberg and extends to a search for ethics and spirituality in the workplace....covers new ground in this developing area of concern to managers. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals.-Choice
"One of the newest areas of concern to managers today is that of helping employees find deeper meaning and satisfaction in their jobs. This concept builds on the work of Maslow and Kohlberg and extends to a search for ethics and spirituality in the workplace....covers new ground in this developing area of concern to managers. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals."-Choice

Author Bio

THIERRY C. PAUCHANT is Professor of Management at HEC Montreal, the oldest and largest business school in Canada, and Director of the Forum for International Management, Ethics, and Spirituality./e Well known as a consultant to organizations in the U.S., Canada, and France on the ethical management of risk and crisis, he is the author of more than 100 articles and eight books.