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The “place” of the religious and spiritual dimension in organizational phenomena: it’s time to take off

  • Massimiliano Monaci
  • Laura Zanfrini
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/SL2022-162002oa
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Published
2022-04-26

Abstract

Open Access paper, n. 162/2022.

The article opens the monographic section dedicated to the relationship between religion(s) and organizations. After dwelling on the reasons of the scarce attention traditionally devoted to this nexus, the authors describe how this topic is now re-emerging almost unintentionally, through a research agenda that has gradually been enriched by contributions from different fields. They then review the main outcomes of its developments within organizational studies and highlight the most promising prospects for further study. Finally, they outline some points reaffirming the centrality of the issues addressed in the contemporary scenario.

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