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This paper examines the pros and cons of implementing spirituality in the workplace, further citing the advantages and disadvantages involved. According to the paper, benefits have been experienced in terms of improved worker performance and better relations between management and employees. The disadvantages include a form of skepticism regarding the legitimacy of workplace spirituality and resistance to spirituality approaches among some managers or workers. This can generate disunity and can reduce productivity.

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"In examining the pros and cons of implementing spirituality in the workplace, it is evident from examining business applications of spirituality programs and practices that there are advantages and disadvantages involved. Benefits have been experienced in terms of improved worker performance and better relations between management and employees, but disadvantages have been noted as well, primarily in the form of skepticism regarding the legitimacy of workplace spirituality and..."

Tags:workplace, spirituality, issues

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The paper explores the advantages of spirituality in the workplace but points out the concerns of organizations who do not want to appear religious and want to remain politically correct. The paper looks at the founders of Ben and Jerry's and Greystone Bakery as business leaders who openly assert their spirituality as a guide in their business operating principles. The paper concludes that incorporating spirituality into the workplace fulfills an original tenet of man's basic universal morality and will motivate employees to work better and to be more satisfied in their job task and performance.

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"Research reveals that the pros of spirituality in the workplace far outweigh the cons. In fact, most employees need to din a sense of purpose in their work in order to stay motivated (Freed, 2006). Spirituality adds meaning to the performance of professional tasks. Research further suggests that workers will seek more and more in the workplace as in all walks of life to have a "hunger" for spirituality satisfied, which will bring about a new approach to workplace relationships. The implication is that spirituality for most employees and most people is an inherent need that is being recognized more and more."

Tags:ethics, morality, motivation

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This paper explains that the study of spirituality in the workplace is no longer seen as a peripheral concern in management but rather as a subject that can throw considerable understanding on managerial issues and the process of leadership, as well as on learning processes in the workplace and organization. The author explains that this study investigates the relationship of spirituality to aspects of leadership and management such as morality, stress, ethics and unawareness of human welfare. The paper states that the methodology for this quantitative research uses face-to-face interviews with twenty managerial professionals in the commercial aviation services. The paper includes several quotations and the research questions.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background
Problem Statement
Purpose
Significance
Nature of the Study
Research Questions
Conceptual or Theoretical Framework
Definitions
Spirituality
Detachment and "Letting Go"
Assumptions
Scope, Limitations, and Delimitations
Conclusion

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"Another very significant aspect of the theoretical foundations of this study is that there is a sense of progression or movement from a sense of "pure" spiritually to an "applied" spirituality. This means that true inner and subjective spiritual experience is a central motivating force in the manifestation of that spirituality in life and work. Therefore "applied" spirituality is in reality inner spirituality in action in the external world. This aspect has enormous implications for the present study as it suggests that the inner significance of spiritual experiential aspects such as detachment or " letting go" (Zazen in Zen Buddhism ) as a deeply felt experience in the subjective nature of the individual, is translated into understanding and action which can practically improve leadership capabilities and interaction in the workplace."

Tags:morality, stress, interviews, indispensable, decision-making

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This paper explains how spirituality in the workplace has become an important topic since the 1990?s. The paper uses the article, "The Ethics of Shrewdness", to help show how Christians can remain true to their faith while maintaining relationships with others that do not share that faith so that they may be successful in business together.

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"Christians in the workplace face many rash and fastidious decisions. In the workplace, a manager may argue against dishonorable acts because they may ruin the company's reputation, but he may not imply that those acts are wrong in the eyes of God. During competition and pressure to succeed in business, he or she is enticed to be ?shrewd.? A beneficial quality in decision-making is shrewdness. ?The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines the word "shrewd" to mean ?sagacious, sensible, discriminating, astute, judicious.??(McLoughlin 5) However, cutting corners or cheating to achieve success, as well as bribery are considered to be shrewd business. In order to remain successful in business endeavors, one must be shrewd in these pacifications. In undertaking decisions, absolute ethics would prohibit this fashion of shrewdness. Therefore, a Christian's coherence to an absolute measurement of virtue is viewed as business suicide as well as "religious fanaticism.? In order to coexist with a value system that is opposite of their beliefs, a Christian in the workplace can relate to other business people by simply being shrewd."

Tags:christianity, religion, moral, ethics, faith, temptation, god, business, shrewd, impure

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This paper evaluates the patients' and staffs' perspectives of the relevance, importance and promotion of spirituality in the health care institution and the institution's effectiveness in promoting spiritual care. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature to develop a better understanding of the concepts of spiritual health in general, and how it applies to health care and workplace settings in particular. A summary of the research and salient findings are presented in the conclusion.

Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Spirituality in Health Care
Definition of Terms
Prayer and Spirituality
Spiritual Health
Conclusion

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"Medical care that neglects the spiritual dimension cannot be called holistic. It overlooks a vital component of human nature, the spirit that nourishes and sustains the spark of life. Holistic health care, therefore, includes meeting the patient's physiological needs, promoting psychosocial relationships and supporting the fulfillment of spiritual aspirations. This interdependence of the physiological, the psychosocial and the spiritual aspects of development should be realized. Just as unexpressed anger and resentment can cause diseases referred to as psychosomatic, forms of spiritual distress such as guilt, irascibility, lack of forgiveness of self or others, and vindictiveness can lead to illness and suffering. To provide spiritual care, staff members must understand what spiritual health is and be able to recognize the spiritually healthy person. In the United States, early schools of nursing were affiliated with specific Christian religious organizations, and, within this context, student nurses were taught to include prayer as part of their care. Increasing cultural diversity and the emergence of public and nonsectarian hospitals and care facilities, ultimately eroded "official" prayer from most nursing curricula. In recent years, however, courses on spirituality have begun to reemerge (Snyder and Lindquist, 2002)."

Tags:prayer, care, patient, staff

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This paper discusses how group dynamics are central to the effective functioning of the work group. It shows how by understanding the group processes which affect people's roles in their place of work, is an understanding of the three major aspects of groups: managing conflict, communication and trust linked with social interdependence. It reviews these three concepts in turn and shows how although some groups struggle with a new structure, the future lies in achieving good communication, managing conflicts (including the hidden agenda) and developing healthy relationships, which will lead to trust and social interdependence. The success of a group rests not only with these but also with the group members as individuals and their ability to achieve a fuller harmony and healthy balance on the physical, psychological, spiritual and social level.

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"A conflict situation within groups can be seen as an opportunity to grow, however it can also contain risks to the healthy state of a group. It is not the presence of conflicts but the way they are managed, which determines whether they are a positive or a negative force within a group (Johnson & Johnson, 2000, p.381). Martin Luther King postulated in 1964 (and the sentiment applies to small groups as much as large): "Mankind [sic] must evolve for all human conflict a method, which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." Many groups spend considerable time trying to reach agreement which "satisfies our needs and meets our goals" (Johnson & Johnson, 2000, p.383). Conflicts arise in groups over the relevance of agenda. One group member may comment that he/ she is not interested in a specific program being organized by someone else."

Tags:communication, conflict, dynamics, interdependence, trust

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The paper is a literary review of material dealing with spiritual practice in the workplace. The paper begins by looking at companies themselves and how they handle both employee and customer satisfaction. The paper then turns to what motivates employees and what is important to them, how employers handle their businesses, and employees and their spirituality. The paper works from one area to another and by being specific it enables one to see the scope of business today, from the employer, employee, and customer perspectives, and how spirituality affects this.

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"Many individuals have been losing the battle with customer retention for quite some time (Jackson, Cunningham, & Cunningham, 1988). A large part of this comes from the fact that they do not have a strong link between the services that they provide and the profit that they make. In other words, they do things along their service chain that do not please those that are involved in it (customers, employees) and therefore their profits are lower than what they would otherwise be. Because of this it has become increasingly important for companies to figure out how to keep customers and employees interested in doing business with them and how to keep loyalty at a higher level (Jackson, Cunningham, & Cunningham, "

Tags:spiritual, work, employer, management

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The paper discusses how notwithstanding the limitations of time, knowledge and perception of inadequacy among the nursing community, experts have recommended carefully designed continuing educational programs in nursing curriculum toward accomplishing the objective of encouraging practicing nurses to enhance their spirituality as they address the spiritual caregiving needs of critically ill patients. The paper offers a comprehensive overview of recent literature exploring the current evidence as well as integrating the models available in defining spirituality in personal and professional life.

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"Nursing practitioners need both scientific and spiritual skills, to be successful professionals. In the past, spirituality has always been associated with pastoral care to patients, especially those with psychiatric and psychotic needs. As chaplaincy retreats from healthcare, the critical need has left nurses with no option but combine their role in healthcare, by also acting as spiritual therapists (Keghley, Tom, & link, 2007, p.2). In an attempt to expedite the recovery of patients, it is greatly desirable to incorporate science and spirituality into nursing practice."

Tags:spirituality, nursing, patient

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The paper discusses how in the past, spirituality was made explicit as a part of the nursing profession only in religious-oriented healthcare institutions. The paper discusses how now, the benefits of spirituality are recognized in both secular and religious healthcare settings.

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"Nurses bring spirituality with them to their profession. In the past, spirituality was made explicit as a part of the nursing profession only in religious-oriented healthcare institutions. Now, the benefits of spirituality are recognized in both secular and religious healthcare settings. The best definition of spirituality as it relates to healthcare is that it "reflects the human traits of caring, love, honesty, wisdom and imagination--a belief in a higher power, higher existence (Riley, 2000)."

Tags:spirituality, nursing, care

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This paper discusses Watson's definition of spirituality in terms of her theory of transpersonal caring as "a return to reverence and a sense of sacredness with regard to life and human experiences, especially those related to caring and healing work during their most vulnerable moments of life's journey". The paper talks about how spirituality is completely based on one idea: that all human beings and every object in the universe are connected and are also interconnected. Not only does the individual person have a connection to the universe, but the nurse and patient are interconnected in this reverence and sacredness.

Tags:spirituality, nursing, watson