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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

An Integrative Framework for Exploring Organizational Identity and Spirituality

Author(s): Mathew L. Sheep, Peter O. Foreman

Citation: Mathew L. Sheep, Peter O. Foreman, (2012) "An Integrative Framework for Exploring Organizational Identity and Spirituality," Vol. 13, Iss. 4, pp. 11-29

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

In this paper, we explore the differences it makes, and what value it adds, to describe organizations in

terms of their spiritual identity. To address these overall questions, we (1) define briefly the constructs of

organizational identity and workplace spirituality, and to note their conceptual similarities/mutual

implications in their respective literatures; (2) explore ways in which identity and spirituality might relate

at the individual level; (3) propose ways in which organizations might be said to have a spiritual identity;

and (4) discuss how understanding and accounting for organizational spiritual identity is relevant to

management theory and practice.