Religion, spirituality, and well-being: A systematic literature review and futuristic agenda

Koburtay, Tamer, Jamali, Dima Rachid and Aljafari, Abdullah (2023) Religion, spirituality, and well-being: A systematic literature review and futuristic agenda. Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility, 32 (1). pp. 341-357. ISSN 2694-6424

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12478

Abstract

Informed by religion and psychology literature, this study reviews the literature on religiosity, spirituality, and psychology to support existing theory development in the current emergence of “Management, Spirituality, and Religion” field of study, encourage new contextual thinking and develop a framework to guide businesses on the integration of spirituality and religiosity at work given their documented benefits in relation to personal well-being and productivity. Using the Web of Science (WoS) database, the paper reviews and synthesizes recent research in a systematic, transparent, and reproducible manner. In addition, to verify and include the state-of-the-art of high-quality scientific articles, we refer to the Chartered Association of Business Schools list leading to the adoption of the following criteria: (a) journals listed in the ABS ranking as 3- and 4-star class, (b) indexed under the field of ethics (i.e., ETHICS-CSR-MAN), (c) articles published between 2000 and 2021, and (d) topical relevance. The review extends the existing literature by developing a framework for organizations that helps in identifying possible linkages between religiosity, spirituality, and employee well-being. This was done by (1) extending the six indicators of Ryff's well-being framework, (2) highlighting potential spiritual practices for individuals and organizations and their implications, and (3) presenting a framework that is contextualized to the extent possible and that can serve as a useful guide for organizations. Insights from our review yield in turn two key propositions: (1) workplace spirituality and individual spirituality are both important for employees' well-being, and (2) individual religiosity is an important factor for personal well-being. This offers in turn reinvigorated awareness and new insights into the topic under study. The study highlights in closing an array of future possible research directions.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Funding information: Open access funding is provided by Northumbria University.
Uncontrolled Keywords: literature review, religiosity, spirituality, well-being
Subjects: N100 Business studies
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2022 14:47
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2024 03:30
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/49913

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