Reflections On Current Thinking On Spirituality In Organisations

2004 (Rick James; Swedish Mission Council.) Spirituality is becoming part of mainstream organisational theory and practice. It is no longer viewed as the preserve of a ‘new age’ or ‘fundamentalist’ fringe. In the last five years management journals, conferences, academic syllabuses and popular writers have increasingly focused on the spiritual dimension to organisations and change. This paper seeks to explore current management thinking and literature in this area, aiming to initiate considered and inclusive discussion of questions such as: - To what extent is spirituality part of mainstream management thinking today? -Why is it moving into the mainstream? -What do different people mean by the term ‘spirituality’? -What are some of the key elements of spiritually-based organisations? - What are the implications for NGO capacity building. Download PDF (405KB).