RT Article
T1 Beyond the inclusion-exclusion binary: right mindfulness and its implications for perceived inclusion and exclusion in the workplace
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 191
IS 1
SP 147
OP 165
A1 Vu, Mai Chi
A1 Burton, Nicholas
A2 Burton, Nicholas
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1891333097
AB This study examines non-Western perceptions of inclusion and exclusion through an examination of right mindfulness practitioners in Vietnam. It contributes to the critical inclusion literature that problematizes inclusion by showing how right mindfulness practitioners rejected the concepts of inclusion and exclusion, and moreover, resisted attachments to feelings of inclusion or exclusion, treating both states as empty and non-enduring. Surprisingly, our study shows how inclusion can generate fear at fulfilling others' collective expectations, whereas exclusion generated a sense of freedom arising from a release from those expectations. Further, our study traces these counter-intuitive findings to right mindfulness practitioners' moral reasoning based upon Buddhism's canonical philosophical ideas. We conclude by highlighting the pressing need for critical perspectives and for further non-Western perspectives to inclusion that contribute to a body of cross-cultural work.
K1 Exclusion
K1 Inclusion
K1 Mindfulness
K1 Moral Reasoning
K1 Spirituality
K1 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
DO 10.1007/s10551-023-05457-2