The Present State of Workplace Spirituality: A Literature Review Considering Context, Theory, and Measurement/Assessment

Journal of Religious and Theological Information

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 29-54

  Miller, David W ^a   Ewest, Timothy ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

faith; literature review; spirituality; work; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879619247     PISSN: 10477845     EISSN: 15286924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2013.800776     Document Type: Review

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