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Theorizing the Dark Side of the Workplace Spirituality Movement

Marjolein Lips-Wiersma*, Kathy Lund Dean1, and Charles J. Fornaciari2

1 Idaho State University
2 Florida Gulf Coast University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Marjo.Lips-Wiersma{at}canterbury.ac.nz.


  Abstract
This article constructs an alternative analytic lens by which to consider the "everyone wins" conclusions drawn within most workplace spirituality (WPS) research. The article offers a critical 2 x 2 matrix that makes visible two potentially negative organizational dimensions of WPS: control and instrumentality. The article investigates into the four quadrants of WPS: seduction, evangelization, manipulation, and subjugation, through practical examples. It concludes with implications for the workplace and offers an agenda for future research.

First published on June 22, 2009
Journal of Management Inquiry 2009, doi:10.1177/1056492609339017
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