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Authenticity, Religiosity, and Organizational Opportunity: Exploring the Synergies Between Religion, Spirituality, and Organizational Behavior

Authenticity, Religiosity, and Organizational Opportunity: Exploring the Synergies Between Religion, Spirituality, and Organizational Behavior

Ryan H. Sharp
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781799893196|ISBN10: 1799893197|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799893202|EISBN13: 9781799893219
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6.ch004
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Sharp, Ryan H. "Authenticity, Religiosity, and Organizational Opportunity: Exploring the Synergies Between Religion, Spirituality, and Organizational Behavior." Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior, edited by Ebtihaj Al-Aali, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 65-94. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6.ch004

APA

Sharp, R. H. (2022). Authenticity, Religiosity, and Organizational Opportunity: Exploring the Synergies Between Religion, Spirituality, and Organizational Behavior. In E. Al-Aali, M. Masmoudi, & G. AlSaffar (Eds.), Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior (pp. 65-94). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6.ch004

Chicago

Sharp, Ryan H. "Authenticity, Religiosity, and Organizational Opportunity: Exploring the Synergies Between Religion, Spirituality, and Organizational Behavior." In Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior, edited by Ebtihaj Al-Aali, Meryem Masmoudi, and Gardenia Jassim AlSaffar, 65-94. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6.ch004

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Abstract

A relatively recent emphasis on increased authenticity in the workplace has opened conversations that have previously been considered out-of-bounds within organizational dialogue. With this emphasis has come an invitation for employees to bring their “whole self” to work. An individual's religious beliefs and spiritual inclinations are often at the heart of their so-called true self. Thus, as organizations have encouraged greater authenticity, discussions regarding religiosity and spirituality have followed. While there are some inherent dangers in incorporating religiosity and spirituality into the workplace, the primary purpose of this chapter is to show three natural ways in which these important parts of an individual's identity can be—or already are being—situated into existing and accepted areas of research. Thus, this theoretical piece provides a brief examination of the literature in the fields of positive organizational behavior, meaningful work, and employee engagement and will, in the process, analyze areas of crossover between these and religiosity and spirituality.

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