Making sense of workplace spirituality: Towards a new methodology

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-210

  McKee, Margaret C ^a   Mills, Jean Helms ^b   Driscoll, Cathy ^b  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Sensemaking; Identity; Sensemaking; Workplace Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007883913     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766080809518699     Document Type: Article

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