This two volume work examines the role of spiritual and religious traditions as a balancing force during times of crisis in organizational settings. Elucidating the varied ways in which spiritual/religious traditions provide new ways of coping in unprecedented times, the chapters provide an integrative review and critical analysis of recent research in the field. Bringing together an extraordinary compendium of religious/ spiritual traditions through a combination of Eastern and Western approaches, this comprehensive work provides a new perspective and highlights alternative mechanisms to deal with current socio-economic dilemmas and workplace crisis facing humanity.

Weaving together various strands in a systematic manner, Volume 1 focuses on the faith traditions and practices including Hinduism Sikhism, Quakerism, Catholicism, Presbyterianism, Abraham religions and the Bahá'í tradition. Volume 2 focuses on spiritual traditions including Buddhism and Confucianism. Within the chapters of Volume 2, the authors offer critical explorations of a wide range of topics ranging from crisis management, community responses to Covid-19, ethics, mindfulness, and approaches to pedagogy and organizational research methodologies.

Brings together a body of critical, cross-cultural research Provides a focused examination into the workings of faith in times of crisis Examines the role of faith based approaches as tools of social innovation in the context of COVID-19

Autorentext
Mai C. Vu is a Senior lecturer in Leadership and Management at Northumbria University, UK.. She publishes regularly in the Journal of Business Ethics, Management Learning, Journal of Management Inquiry, European Management Review, Journal of Business Research, and the International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Nadia Singh is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Northumbria University, UK and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of UK. She has published her work in journals such as the World Development, Journal of Development Studies and Gender, Work and Organisation.

Nicholas Burton is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy, at Northumbria University, UK. He has published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Management Learning, Journal of Management History, Review of Managerial Science, Management Learning, and Strategic Change.

Irene Chu is an Associate Professor in International Business, at the University of Bradford, UK. She has published in the Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, and Research in International Business and Finance.

Inhalt
INTRODUCTION.- CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Spiritual traditions and practices in Unprecedented Times.- BUDDHISM.- CHAPTER 2: Buddhist Right Mindfulness in Unprecedented times: Implications for Crisis.- CHAPTER 3: Buddhist-enacted practices through a critical lens: Implications for coping mechanisms with impermanence and unprecedented times.- CONFUCIANISM.- CHAPTER 4: Harmony in Taiwan's Covid Response and MacIntyrean Goods.- CHAPTER 5: Confucian Ethics and Ritual: Combatting the Hell of the Same.- CHAPTER 6: Humanistic leadership in the Confucian context: Philosophical foundations and empirical implications.- PEDAGOGY.- CHAPTER 7: Zen koan pedagogy: An alternative approach to management education.- METHODOLOGY.- CHAPTER 8: Designing and Implementing Ecological Models in Organization Studies: Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach (FCM).