RT Article
T1 Ghosts in the machine: beliefs, values and worldviews in the workplace and business environment
JF Journal of beliefs and values
VO 39
IS 4
SP 474
OP 489
A1 Baker, Christopher 1961-
A1 Power, Maria
A2 Power, Maria
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663277834
AB This paper analyses the role and impact of beliefs, values and worldviews (BVW) in the business and work-based environment, and how they are translated and negotiated in non-spiritual and non-sacred spaces. Based on pilot research with a cohort of English Roman Catholic employees and managers conducted within a retreat setting, and as part of a wider research project across religious and non-religious cohorts, the article traces an emerging framework identifying the different variables informing the relationship between BVW and public workplace settings. These variables include: how material structures of the workplace are shaped by the ethical and moral teachings generated by BVW; the close links between BVW (also known as spiritual capital) and agency in the business and work environment; the overlapping but also contrasting relationship between religious and non-religious BVW; and innovative and resilient forms of leadership and change management strategy generated by the reflective prioritising of BVW within these contexts.
K1 Beliefs
K1 Roman Catholic
K1 Leadership
K1 Spiritual Capital
K1 values and worldviews
K1 Workplace
DO 10.1080/13617672.2018.1477705