Spirituality at work in a changing world: Managerial and research implications

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-300

  Geh, Eugene ^a   Tan, Gilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Leadership; Managerial skills; Organizational change; Organizational performance; Spirituality at work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016670053     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766080903290093     Document Type: Article

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