Spirituality and religion in the workplace: History, theory, and research

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 175-187

  Benefiel, Margaret ^a   Fry, Louis W ^b   Geigle, David ^b  

^a Andover Newton Theological School   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

religion; spiritual leadership; spirituality; workplace spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905192888     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036597     Document Type: Article

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