Workplace Spirituality

Workplace Spirituality
Group Project Report submitted to
Prof. R. Ravi Kumar in partial fulfillments of the requirements of the course
“Managing People and Performance in Organizations”

Submitted By:

Group No. 8 (Section B)
ASHISH PRAKASH PAWAR
HILLAL W MOMIN
KALPESH SHRIKRISHNA WANI
MANGESH KUMAR SHARMA
NEHA TIRKEY
RAHUL RANJAN
SENTHIL D
VISHWAS SHARMA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction …..……………………………………………………………………....
 Origins and Growth of Workplace Spirituality.…………………………....

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2. Components of Workplace Spirituality ……..……………………...
 The “Vertical” Component …..…………………………………….…………..
 The “Horizontal” Component …..……………………………………………..

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3. Misconceptions ……………………………………….……….………….………...

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4. Spirituality and Modern Organizations ……….………….………...
 Reasons for emphasis on Spirituality …..…………………….………….....
 Characteristics of Spiritual Organizations .…………………………....…..
 Correlation with Managerial Effectiveness and its Implications ………

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5. Inducing Workplace Spirituality in an Organization ……..... 7
6. Criticisms of Workplace Spirituality ……….…….………….………... 9
7. Current status in Corporate World ……………….………….………...

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8. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………….. 11

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Introduction
Workplace spirituality by definition is the “recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes and is nourished by meaningful work taking place in the context of a community”.1 It refers to a spiritual culture in which an employee with both mind and spirit tends to connect with other employees and becomes a part of the community. It fosters creativity, communication, respect, vision, partnership, energy and flexibility. In a business context, these principles help in inculcating a sense