How can company leaders and employees negotiate their different religious and spiritual commitments in the workplace?
At a time of international debate over religious conflict and tolerance, workforces in various parts of the world
are more diverse than ever before. Religion and spirituality are, for many employees, central to their identities.
From the perspective of the employer, however, they can be distracting or divisive influences. This book analyzes
the current interest in religion and spirituality in US companies. It offers conceptual distinctions and comparative
examples (from the pluralistic contexts of India and Singapore) to trace the myriad ways that religion is present
at work. It offers a model of respectful pluralism, asserting that the task of effective and ethical leadership
in organizations is not to promote a single spiritual or religious framework but to create an environment in which
managers and employees can respectfully express their own beliefs and practices.
The most scholarly analysis to date of religion and spirituality in the workplace
An interdisciplinary analysis, drawing on religious studies and leadership/management studies
Extends public debates about religious diversity and pluralism from politics and civil society to the market/work
sphere