Empirical Research In Management, Spirituality & Religion During Its Founding Years

Abstract

Studying management, spirituality, and religion (MSR) in the workplace involves multi-disciplinary and broadly based literatures. This study utilizes a unique, quantitative visual analysis to explore the disciplinary inclusiveness of MSR in its founding decade from 1996–2005 by examining the population of 231 peer-reviewed empirical MSR-based journal articles. Results show conceptual research construct distinctions within the MSR domain and which disciplines are most represented in the field. The results also demonstrate what ideas from other fields might be missing in business-related MSR research. Finally, the study identifies conceptual clusters and conversations for MSR research in business contexts to utilize going forward.

Keywords:

• Spirituality
• Research
• Cluster Analysis