Spirituality and the management teacher: Reflections of three buddhists on compassion, mindfulness, and selflessness in the classroom

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-75

  Kernochan, Richard A ^a   Mccormick, Donald W ^b   White, Judith A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Management education; Mindfulness; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847189220     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492606297545     Document Type: Review

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