Spiritual dimensions of entrepreneurship in Transcendental Meditation and TM‐Sidhi program practitioners
Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion September 1, 2009 Eva Norlyk Herriott, Jane Schmidt‐Wilk, Dennis P. Heaton
A qualitative study of entrepreneurs who had long practiced the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program found that their meditation practice helped them cultivate inner experiences rooted in an unshakeable, transcendental inner spiritual core. These entrepreneurs reported that this inner experience enhanced their intuition and broadened their awareness to include the wider interests of the community and environment. The findings are discussed in relation to prior scholarship on spirituality in entrepreneurs. The study offers insight into how spiritual values and behaviors might become more fully realized in the workplace.