Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace Emerging Researc

While the field of management has developed as a research discipline over the last century, until the early 1990s there was essentially no acknowledgement that the human spirit plays an important role in the workplace.  Over the past twenty years, th

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Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace Emerging Research and Practice

Editor Judi Neal Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace Walton College of Business University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, USA

ISBN 978-1-4614-5232-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-5233-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-5233-1 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012952005 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

This book is dedicated to my grandchildren: Adrian Neal, Logan Neal, Lilith Neal, Max Neal, Nichole Neal, Alex Neal, Sebastian Neal, and Alexa Neal. May the work that we are doing today help create a better world for you and for at least seven generations.

Acknowledgments

I want to acknowledge and thank the 55 authors who accepted my invitation to contribute their work to this Handbook for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace. Without their willingness to spend precious time on energy for an activity that is seldom rewarded by academia or the corporate world, this book would not exist. Their contributions are a testament to their willingness to do work that makes a difference in the world, often at great personal and professional sacrifice. Spe