Essay On Spirituality In The Workplace

DECLARATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

INTRODUCTION

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LITERATURE REVIEW

IMPORTANCE

PROBLEMS IN STUDYING WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY

RESEARCH GAPS IDENTIFIED

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

DECLARATION

‘’Without work, all life goes rotten - but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.’’ (Albert Camus)

In classical organisations employees were viewed as impersonal instruments to achieve material ends. Then came the bureaucratic and scientific management models of the workplace where rationality and legality were the main center of focus. The spiritual dimension of human beings that is concerned with finding and expressing meaning and purpose, living in relation to others and to something bigger than oneself-is still at an early stage of development.

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There are indeed many possible ways to define such a complex and diverse term as spirituality at work. Laabs (1995) points out that "defining spirituality in the workplace is like capturing an angel - it 's ethereal and beautiful, but perplexing".

Spirituality is giving expression to one 's feelings. It is the basic belief that there is a supreme power, a being, a force, whatever you call it that governs the entire universe. There is a purpose for everything and everyone. There is a higher power that affects all things. Everything is interconnected with everything else.

Key elements of spirituality are;

• Not formal, structured, or organized.

• Non denominational, above and beyond denominations.

• Broadly inclusive, embracing everyone.

• Universal and timeless.

• The ultimate source and provider of meaning and purpose in life.

• The awe we feel in the presence of the transcendent.

• The sacredness of everything, the ordinariness of everyday life.

• The deep feeling of the interconnectedness of everything.

• Inner peace and calm.

• An inexhaustible source of faith and will power.

• The ultimate end in