The role and need of offering workshops and courses on workplace spirituality

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 816-835

  Dhiman, Satinder ^a   Marques, Joan ^a  

^a WOODBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Courses; Curricula; Employees; Performance; Spiritual audits; Spirituality; Universities; Values; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053077194     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711111164312     Document Type: Article

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