04332nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-59020-7 DE-He213 20251030112022.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240430s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031590207 978-3-031-59020-7 10.1007/978-3-031-59020-7 doi HF5387-5387.5 KJG bicssc BUS008000 bisacsh KJG thema Crossman, Joanna. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 64297 Superstition, Management and Organisations [electronic resource] : Irrationality, Randomness, and Chaos in Decision Making / by Joanna Crossman. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. X, 267 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment, 2662-3676 1. Introduction -- 2. Superstition: An overview of key disciplinary perspectives -- 3 -- Workplace spirituality -- 4. The relationship between religion, superstition and spirituality -- 5. Superstitious beliefs and behaviours -- 6. Superstition and rationality -- 7. Key assumptions about the nature of superstition -- 8. Individual and group factors associated with superstitious beliefs -- 9. Numerological and related superstitions -- 10. Mainstream industries and organisations influenced by superstition -- 11. Industries and organisations thriving on superstitious and New Age beliefs -- 12. Concluding remarks. This book addresses how people and organisations sometimes respond to uncertainty in making decisions. Those decisions are rooted in beliefs and behaviours that are not always rational, especially in response to perceived randomness, chaos and unexpected circumstances. The author uses a transdisciplinary approach to the study of superstition in the context of business and management, taking care to acknowledge that what is regarded as superstition to one person may well be constructed as a spiritual belief by another. Respect and sensitivity in explicating individual and social constructions of spirituality is a core value in structuring the narrative of the text. The work also explores the interwoven relationships amongst superstition, religion, spirituality and empiricism and how cultural, political, economic and environmental factors are likely to influence organisations and those who are employed by them. Further, it examines the influence of beliefs related to topics such as feng shui, astrology, phrenology and the I Ching in recruitment. This comprehensive treatment of the role of superstition in business will advance the scholarly conversation on uncertainty in decision making. It points to the power of belief that defies empirical validation and how it can be used in a variety of contexts, such as the marketing of products and images to manipulate unwary consumers or inhibit the implementation of health advice in times of COVID-19. . Business ethics. 58372 Industrial organization. 57885 Strategic planning. 57225 Leadership. 4372 Management. 324 Personnel management. 57459 Business Ethics. 58372 Organization. 59674 Business Strategy and Leadership. 67107 Management. 324 Human Resource Management. 66590 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031590191 Printed edition: 9783031590214 Printed edition: 9783031590221 Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment, 2662-3676 69887 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59020-7 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 59556 59556