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The Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Ethical Orientations in Decision Making: An Empirical Study with Business Executives in Australia.
- Source :
- Journal of Business Ethics; Aug2010, Vol. 95 Issue 2, p211-225, 15p, 8 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The relationship between spiritual well-being and ethical orientations in decision making is examined through a survey of executives in organizations listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The four domains of spiritual well-being, personal, communal, environmental and transcendental (Fisher, Spiritual health: its nature and place in the school curriculum, PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, ; Gomez and Fisher, Pers Individ Differ 35:1975–1991, ) are examined in relation to idealism and relativism (Forsyth, J Pers Soc Psychol 39(1):175–184, ). Results reveal that spiritual well-being, in particular the communal domain of spiritual well-being, is correlated with and predictive of idealism. However, the relationship between spiritual well-being and relativism is weak. Implications of the study are discussed in terms of developing managerial programs that enhance communal well-being which should lead to greater idealism in decision making. Limitations of the study and future research opportunities are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01674544
- Volume :
- 95
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52575800
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0355-y