Point‐counterpoint: measuring workplace spirituality

Abstract

Presents a point-counterpoint discussion on whether or not we can -or shouldmeasure something as ineffable as spirituality in organizations. Topics covered include "Workplace spirituality: on the need for measurement" and "Towards wholeness in spirituality research: embracing other ways of knowing" Editor's note In the winter of 2002, a very interesting and passionate discussion took place on the management, spirituality and religion (MSR) listserve, sponsored by the Academy of Management. Two very different ways of viewing the issue emerged, and we, as Editors of this special issue of JOCM, felt that the discussion between Robert Giacalone and Keiko Krahnke best represented these differing points of view. We asked each of them to summarize their viewpoints, to read each other's summary, and to respond, thus providing JOCM readers with a flavor of that dialogue. In the true spirit of dialogue, both Bob and Keiko involved other people in their conversations about the issues and were influenced by their thinking. We, the Editors, hope that this point-counterpoint discussion will enrich your thinking and help to move the whole research agenda on spirituality in organizations along a step farther.If you would like to get involved in the online discussion on the MSR listserve where you can share your thoughts about MSR research issues log on to http:// aom.pace.edu/msr.

Further Validation of Workplace Spirituality Scale in an Eastern Context

“…WPS is a developing discipline and there is a need for its measurement for further advancement of this field (Krahnke, Giacalone, & Jurkiewicz, 2003). The scholars who have contributed in the development of WPS scale (e.g., Kolodinsky et al, 2008;Liu & Robertson, 2010) also highlight the need for further refinement and validation of existing WPS scales.…”

The spiritual organization: critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality

“…As we shall see shortly, this new paradigm 3 also entails seeking ways of measuring spirituality in the workplace (or, at least, discovering proxies for such measurement) and incorporating it as an independent variable within hypothetico-deductive models of management, organization and leadership. Several studies, furthermore, seek to explore the relationship between corporate spirituality and organizational performance (Giacalone and Jurkiewicz, 2004a;Krahnke et al, 2003) or spiritual leadership and organizational performance (Duchon and Plowman, 2005;Fry et al, 2005).…”

The Influence Of Perceived Organizational Spirituality On The Psychological Contract

“…For the academicians who want to work on this issue in the future, there is a need for a trust that can be obtained by scientific measures (Krahnke et al, 2003), so that organizational spirituality can be applied to develop organizations and occupations.…”