Spiritual wisdom and public administration: Are they compatible?

This article argues for the use of spiritual wisdom in the profession of public administration. Given the problems emerging from the information age, this article projects some likely challenges of the new millennium and recommends that we should use all the wisdom available to humankind including t...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of organization theory and behavior 1999-03, Vol.2 (3/4), p.273-302
Hauptverfasser: Lynch, Thomas D, Lynch, Cynthia E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article argues for the use of spiritual wisdom in the profession of public administration. Given the problems emerging from the information age, this article projects some likely challenges of the new millennium and recommends that we should use all the wisdom available to humankind including the common spiritual wisdom found the primary literature of all the religious traditions. This article argues a fundamental shift has occurred in the paradigm that is needed to guide our actions in the twenty-first century. Fortunately, the existing spiritual wisdom can help us more intelligently meet those challenges especially in the area of ethic
ISSN:1093-4537
1532-4273
DOI:10.1108/IJOTB-02-03-04-1999-B002