Transpersonal in the workplace: The organisation, the transpersonal, spirituality and values

This review argues that transpersonal values are indirectly communicated in workplace settings, subsumed under the term 'spirituality', which itself is subsumed under 'value'. The authors contend that transpersonal psychology has an important role in organizational practice and suggest ways to advance the discipline.

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Abstract

This paper reviews a broad range of literature on the transpersonal and spirituality in the workplace. It aims to critically examine the organisational practice that relates to transpersonal psychology by drawing on major theories and findings in the broad area of transpersonal applications. In this paper, we argue that the values of the transpersonal are being communicated indirectly at work. They are subsumed ‘under’ or ‘by’ ‘spirituality’, which in turn is subsumed by the term ‘value’. We conclude that transpersonal psychology clearly has an important role to play in the workplace, and suggest possible ways as to how to move the discipline forward.