 The Ethics of Spiritual InclusionKathy Lund Dean, Charles Fornaciari and Scott R. Safranski Chapter Chapter Eleven in Spirituality in Business, 2008, pp 188-202 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract To date, most work conducted in the spirituality and religion in the workplace (SRW) domain has adopted a “positive” tone regarding its role within organizations. Extant research by and large has accepted that SRW is good for organizations without examining where and how it might go awry—that employees will simply be spiritually expressive without threat or interference from either the organization or peers. The newest wave of SRW experiences, however, shows increasing disputes about SRW and how it is practiced. In this chapter, we argue that there is a practice of accepting and including spiritual selves into organizations and thus there must be an ethical means by which to do so. We define “inclusion” in this context as enabling different spiritual or religious expressions while being part of an organizational whole, and believe that inclusion in organizations is an ethical practice that requires tolerance, flexibility, and an orientation toward community. Keywords: Sexual Orientation; Religious Freedom; Workplace Spirituality; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Affinity Group (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-61188-7_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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