From temples to organizations: The introduction and packaging of spirituality

Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 597-621

  Zaidman, Nurit ^a   Goldstein Gidoni, Ofra ^b   Nehemya, Iris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advice industry; Consultants; Domestication; Israel; Organizations; Spirituality; Translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349335657     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508409104510     Document Type: Article

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