Is it possible for universities to create spiritual workplaces?

Desere Kokt () and Esther Pearl Palmer ()
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Desere Kokt: Central University of Technology, Free State
Esther Pearl Palmer: Central University of Technology, Free State

No 7308923, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: The globalized world of work poses significant challenges to universities ? ranging from increased digitalisation and virtualization, to greater diversity in student numbers, larger student intakes and the need for universities to continuously engage with business, industry and other external stakeholders. Contemporary universities have also developed a distinct managerial nature (managerilaism) which means they are increasingly managed like private sector organisations. This is in contrast to the collegial structures that prevailed in universities in previous generations. The shift from collegiality to managerilaism has implications for academics ? specifically related to autonomy, moral, motivation and commitment. Based on the Communities of Practice as theoretical framework the paper proposes an emphasis on workplace spirituality as a means to compensate for the erosion of collegiality. It further provides suggestions to university management on how to create a spiritual workplace especially for academic staff.

Keywords: workplace spirituality; universities; collegiality; managerialism; globalized world of work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L20 L21 L30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2018-11
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 43rd International Academic Conference, Lisbon, Nov 2018, pages 84-98

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