Inside Job: Exploring Meaningful Work Through Creative-Spiritual Agency

Jeannel E. King ()
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Jeannel E. King: Saybrook University

Chapter Chapter 10 in The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work, 2023, pp 183-208 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the possibilities of creative-spiritual agency (CSA) as a pathway for individuals to find meaning in their work, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter begins by setting the context for meaningful work and examining two models developed by Western researchers to understand it. The author introduces CSA as a new cross-disciplinary construct for organizational change research and discusses its potential to help individuals find meaning in their work. The theoretical and definitional underpinnings of CSA are explored, followed by examples of CSA in action and suggestions for cultivating and applying CSA at work. The chapter concludes with possibilities for future study and an invitation to collaborate. In a world where the pandemic has disrupted traditional models of work and forced individuals to reconsider their priorities, the exploration of CSA offers a new perspective on what it means to have meaningful work and how individuals can achieve it.

Keywords: Meaningful work; Creative-spiritual agency; Organizational change; Employee well-being; Workforce post-COVID; Creativity; Spirituality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35494-6_10

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