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What is Spiritual Capital (SC)

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Handbook of Research on Human Resources Strategies for the New Millennial Workforce
The subsequent model also provides a contemporary interpretation of SC that distinguishes it from the construct of religiosity. In accordance with this intangible perspective, through SC, EI can be linked to leadership and organizational success. SI is another type of intelligence in addition to the cognitive and emotional quotients, which support and are also considered complementary to SI. This is due to the fact that they consider SI as being the most noble of intelligences, despite the difficulties that still persist in viewing it in a concrete form of spirituality as a type of intelligence that leverages all capitals.
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Challenges Enhancing Social and Organizational Performance
Ana Martins (Zirve University, Turkey), Isabel Martins (Zirve University, Turkey), and Orlando Pereira (University of Minho, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0948-6.ch002
Abstract
A vital component in the new age organizational paradigm is evident in spiritual capital, albeit many occasions leadership overlooks its importance. Nevertheless, this spiritual dimension is gaining acceptance in contemporary organizations as sustainability is very much dependent on this capital. The aim of this chapter is to analyze the principles of spiritual capital, its applicability in the organizational context and to reflect on the importance of this construct in contributing to organizational sustainability. This study aims to gauge the perception of employees about their spiritual capital and its importance in the workplace. We distributed a questionnaire as a data collection method to a sample in higher education institutions in order to create a reference to identify the spiritual resources in the organization. This chapter also analyzes the relevance of the spiritual capital construct, with special focus on spiritual leadership in organizations which are an integral part of the higher education sector.
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