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UNINA9910780975303321 |
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Lambert Lake |
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Titolo |
Spirituality, Inc [[electronic resource] ] : religion in the American workplace / / Lake Lambert III |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2009 |
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0-8147-6510-6 |
1-4416-3386-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Religion in the workplace - United States |
Businesspeople - Religious life - United States |
United States Religious life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Finding Meaning in Business -- 2. The Genealogy of Corporate Spirituality -- 3. The Making of a “Christian Company” -- 4. Jesus as a Management Guru -- 5. The Spiritual Education of a Manager -- 6. Team Chaplains, Life Coaches, and Whistling Referees -- 7. The Future of Workplace Spirituality -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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For many Americans spirituality and business seem to be polar opposites: one is concerned with lofty questions of ultimate significance, the other with mundane matters of the daily grind. Yet over the last two decades the two have become increasingly linked, and as the barriers between them are broken down, many see this as a revolutionary shift in American business culture.Lake Lambert III provides a comprehensive examination of the workplace spirituality movement, and explores how it is both shaping and being shaped by American business culture. Situating the phenomenon in an historical context, Lambert surveys the role of spirituality in business from medieval guilds to industrial "company towns" right up to current trends in the ever-changing contemporary business environment. Using case studies from specific businesses, such as Chick-fil-A and |
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Hobby Lobby, he analyzes the enhanced benefits and support that workplace spirituality offers to employees, while exposing the conflicts it engenders, including diversity, religious freedom, and discrimination issues.The American workplace today is experiencing dramatic upheaval and change. Spirituality, Inc. offers important insights into the role of religion in this transformation. With employees seeking new ways to strike a proper life-work balance and find meaning in their everyday lives, spirituality in the workplace is a trend that will become increasingly important in the American business landscape. Spirituality, Inc. provides a critical overview of this phenomenon that does not ignore the movement's many positive contributions to the workplace, yet does not overlook the potential for abuse. |
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UNINA9910815280303321 |
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Autore |
Gaspa Salvatore |
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Textiles in the neo-Assyrian empire : a study of terminology / / Salvatore Gaspa |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter Incorporated, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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1-5015-0269-7 |
1-5015-0305-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (460 pages) |
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Collana |
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; ; volume 19 |
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Textile industry - Middle East |
Textile fabrics - Middle East |
Textile industry - Middle East - History |
Textile fabrics - Middle East - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The management of textiles in the Neo-Assyrian Empire: sources and administrative practices -- 3. Textile production and consumption in the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 4. Textiles in the trade |
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of the Neo-Assyrian Empire -- 5. Garments for kings, queens, soldiers and gods -- 6. Neo-Assyrian textiles: the lexicon -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix A: Tables -- Appendix B: Neo-Assyrian administrative texts dealing with textiles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of selected textile terms -- Index of selected Akkadian words related to textiles |
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The book analyses the Assyrian textile terminology of the first millennium BC. Terms for raw materials, textile procedures, and textile end products consumed in first-millennium BC Assyria are classified according to their meaning and compared with other dialects of Akkadian as well as other Semitic languages. The study also discusses the management of textile production and consumption in Assyria by the state administration. |
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