The growth of business : from then to now -- The twenieth century in America : setting the stage -- Ambivalent views toward modern days? -- New insights in a new millennium -- Buddhism some foundational notes -- Main vehicles in Buddhism -- The place of suffering and harming in our lives --...

Purpose – This article presents the diverse responsibilities of the HR department in organizations that strive for leadership within their sector. Design/methodology/approach – Lists and explains these responsibilities, and highlights how they are connected. Findings – Advocates that at...

Purpose – The paper aims to provide a practical, easily understandable protocol toward implementing spirituality in the workplace for business and non‐profit executives and the workforce. Design/methodology/approach – Using the initial letters of the words “Spirituality at Work”, the...

Purpose – This paper aims to advance the view that employees should be allowed to evaluate their supervisors, with a review of these evaluations by the next level of management. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on reflections from a workshop in which members of the workforce shared their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to put forward the view that the glass ceiling will remain in place so long as women continue to hinder the progress of their female colleagues in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Presents three examples of women who held back the...

Purpose – Asserts that organizational politics are inevitable, but questions whether this should always be viewed as a disadvantage. Design/methdology/approach – Compares various definitions of organizational politics, some of the factors that give rise to organizational politics, and how...

Purpose – Examines ways to rise above organizational politics by redefining success and progress. Design/methodology/approach – Draws out the differences between workplace spirituality and workplace politics, demonstrating why the former is generally more positive than the latter. Findings...

Purpose – This paper aims to present an emerging, human‐resource‐based paradigm in organizational thinking. Design/methodology/approach – Reviews macro changes of the first decade in the twenty‐first century, focuses on previous‐century mainstream thinking and its weaknesses, and...