The Neglected Ethical and Spiritual Motivations in the Workplace

Guillén, Manuel; Ferrero, Ignacio; Hoffman, W. Michael

doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1985-7

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“…Various religious traditions teach that there is something beyond the material world, and these executives' awareness of their actions, stemming from their religiosity, appears to influence their behavior and decisions. Several studies examining the religiosity and work interface have found the presence of productive work behaviors (Chan-Serafin et al, 2013;Dust and Greenhaus, 2013;Guillén, Ferrero and Hoffman, 2015). Two examples of executives identifying the ethical virtue of transcendence are illustrated below:…”

Section: My Religion Also Teaches Me To Be Friendly and Haromony Thementioning

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Religion-Based Decision Making in Indian Multinationals: A Multi-faith Study of Ethical Virtues and Mindsets

Chan

Ananthram

2017

J Bus Ethics

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The convergence of India's rich cultural and religious heritage with its rapidly transforming economy provides a unique opportunity to understand how senior executives navigate the demands of the business environment within the context of their religious convictions. Forty senior executives with varying religious backgrounds and global responsibilities within Indian multinational corporations participated in this study. Drawing from virtue ethics theory and using systematic content analysis, several themes emerged for ethical virtues (empathy, sympathy, humanity, justice, fairness, temperance, integrity, transparency, governance, conscientiousness, transcendence, wisdom, moral fortitude and determination). The analysis illustrates how these deeply seated ethical virtues helped to form and refine these executives' ethical mindsets via guiding principles such as an ethical culture, environment, molding, education, commitment and leadership. In turn, these ethical mindsets influenced the executives' ethical decision-making processes. We find that these executives' ethical virtues and mindsets are inspired by their religious backgrounds. In summary, a very complex mental tug-of-war appears to takes place as these executives rationalize and negotiate unethical circumstances while being cognizant of personal religious beliefs. We contend that in a pluralistic multi-faith society such as India, it is critical for corporations to align the virtues of its senior executives with those of the corporation so that virtues are applied consistently when dealing with various stakeholders. The findings present several theoretical and practical implications, which are discussed.

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Section: My Religion Also Teaches Me To Be Friendly and Haromony Thementioning

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Religion-Based Decision Making in Indian Multinationals: A Multi-faith Study of Ethical Virtues and Mindsets

Chan

Ananthram

2017

J Bus Ethics

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“…It represents a true case of 'ethical management' where best practices, or moral habits, are encouraged and promoted as an integral part of management systems everywhere and at all times. This happens in companies where best practices are the result not only of the technical competence of their members, but also of their moral competence or virtuousness (Guillén et al 2015). Examples of such practices can be found in some ethical quality certificates, which represent the attainment of laudable levels of general quality, but is much more evident in those companies that actively promote moral excellence.…”

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Approaching virtuousness through organizational ethical quality: toward a moral corporate social responsibility

2015

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Today, in both theory and practice, the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ethics are not necessarily related. Organizations can demonstrate high levels of social proactivity in their CSR policies with or without having laudable levels of ethical quality or virtuousness. This article introduces the concepts of organizational ethical quality (OEQ) to evaluate the moral excellence of CSR actions and policies, identifying and categorizing varying levels ranging from the absence of ethical virtuousness, termed immoral CSR (ICSR), to high levels of moral CSR (MCSR), or ethical virtuousness. High MCSR is the product of both high levels of OEQ in conjunction with more proactive CSR policies based on social action.

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“…From the foregoing definitions, it could be observed that workplace spirituality reflects employee experiences such as a sense of meaning, purpose, community, and transcendence at workplace, revealing the meaning and purpose in life, sense of interconnectedness and belonging, and personal joy and fulfilment (Giacalone & Jurkiewicz, 2010; Pawar, 2009; Petchsawanga & Duchon, 2012). A plethora of studies have advocated inculcating ethical and spiritual principles in organizations because it guides both individual's private and organizational life (Fagley & Adler, 2012; Guillén, Ferrero, & Hoffman, 2015; Mitroff & Denton, 1999).…”

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Public service ethics, values and spirituality in developing and transitional countries: Challenges and opportunities

Hossain

Kumasey

Rees

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Public Admin & Development

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Summary Concerns over the unethical conduct of leaders and public officials have led to the renaissance of interest in public service ethics and values. Although national and organizational systems and structures have been instituted to either eradicate or ameliorate unethical behaviours in the public service of countries, the practice still persists with devastating consequences. As one way forward, spirituality has been touted as having the potential of stimulating the moral thoughts of individuals who are dealing with ethical issues, thereby reducing unethical behaviour and generating positive organizational behaviour. Drawing from the perspectives of developing and transitional countries, this special issue empirically examines the extent to which ethics, values and spirituality can reduce unethical behaviours.

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The Neglected Ethical and Spiritual Motivations in the Workplace

Cited by 86 publications

References 54 publications

Religion-Based Decision Making in Indian Multinationals: A Multi-faith Study of Ethical Virtues and Mindsets

Religion-Based Decision Making in Indian Multinationals: A Multi-faith Study of Ethical Virtues and Mindsets

Approaching virtuousness through organizational ethical quality: toward a moral corporate social responsibility

Public service ethics, values and spirituality in developing and transitional countries: Challenges and opportunities

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