From 'management by materialism' to 'management by spiritual wisdom'

Meera, S.; Bonin, Sandrine

doi:10.1504/ijbem.2014.058251

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“…Workers find purpose and meaning in what they are doing; their efforts in a union with the divine lead them to higher state of consciousness, happiness and well-being. Meera and Bonin (2014) have drawn similar lessons for management from their study on the Mata Amritanandamayi Math and Indian wisdom. According to the Hindu notion of Nishkama karma or the meritless deed, one performs actions because they are the right things to do, and not because of a reward.…”

Section: South Asian Values Of Selfless Service: Seva and Khidmatmentioning

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Sacred activism through seva and khidmat: Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia

Pio

Syed

2014

Journal of Management & Organization

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What if our actions were imbued with the sacred? What if activism in organisations evokes better local society and responsible global community? What if sacred activism signals the performance of a deeper understanding and mindful actions for contextualising management and organisations in South Asia? These are some of the questions we pose to scholars and practitioners as we seek to present the multiplexities and singularities that epitomise South Asia. We address the braided realities and opportunities presented by religion, culture, ethnicity, gender and governance to contextualise organisations and management among the 1.67 billion people who constitute South Asia. We calligraph our interpretations and future possibilities based on historical traditions and extant data, mindful that some parts of this vast region are grappling with religious radicalisation, East–West tensions, underdevelopment, low literacy rates, violence against women, and international debts and handouts. This heterogeneous region also has a major BRICS country (i.e., India), provides CEOs to the world, scientists to NASA, outsourcing facilities to global corporations, has a young population, a huge middle class, and is actively participating in mergers and acquisitions in the global corridors of commerce. Our poignant hope is to inform and suggest possibilities for constructing enriching engagements and research in this region.

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Section: South Asian Values Of Selfless Service: Seva and Khidmatmentioning

confidence: 84%

Sacred activism through seva and khidmat: Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia

Pio

Syed

2014

Journal of Management & Organization

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“…One reason that makes spirituality relevant to business is that it is infinitely malleable in the direction of inclusiveness. It constitutes a source of value systems, 4 moral points-ofview, virtues and codes of conduct, and a useful contribution to management wisdom generally imbued with overreliance on economic calculations, control systems and exclusivist standpoints such as materialism and individualism (Meera and Bonin 2014). However, management scholars have only parsimoniously explored how spiritual attachments and religion's influence manifest in business organisations (King 2008), despite the global crisis of the past decade (economic, financial, food, energy, health, migration and security) calling into question the ideologies and belief systems underpinning extant institutional and organisational configurations.…”

Section: Corporate Sustainability and Faith: Identifying The Emergingmentioning

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On the Role of Faith in Sustainability Management: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda

Martinez

2017

J Bus Ethics

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The objective of this article is to develop a faith development perspective on corporate sustainability. A firm's management of sustainability is arguably determined by the way decision-makers relate to the other and the natural environment, and this relationship is fundamentally shaped by faith. This study advances theoretical understanding of the approach managers take on sustainability issues by explaining how four distinct phases of faith development-improvidence, obedience, irreverence and providence-determine a manager's disposition towards sustainability. Combining insights from intentional and relational faith development theories, the analysis reveals that a manager's faith disposition can be measured according to four interrelated process criteria: (1) connectivity as a measure of a manager's actual engagement and activities aimed at relating to sustainability; (2) inclusivity as a measure of who and what is included or excluded in a manager's moral consideration; (3) emotional affinity as a measure of a manager's sensitivity and affection towards the well-being of others and ecological welfare; and (4) reciprocity as a measure of the degree to which a manager is rewarded for responding to the needs and concerns of 'Others', mainly in the form of a positive emotional (and relational) stimulus. The conceptual model consolidates earlier scholarly works on the psychological drivers of sustainability management by illuminating our search for a process of faith development that connects with an increasingly complex understanding of the role of business in society.

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The impact of leaders' spirituality at work and their reputation on teams' spiritual climate

Pandey

Chattopadhyay²,

Bose

2015

IJICBM

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From 'management by materialism' to 'management by spiritual wisdom'

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Sacred activism through seva and khidmat: Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia

Sacred activism through seva and khidmat: Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia

On the Role of Faith in Sustainability Management: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda

The impact of leaders' spirituality at work and their reputation on teams' spiritual climate

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