04123nam a22005535i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001800172072001600190072002300206072001500229100008600244245015200330250001800482264007900500300004100579336002600620337002600646338003600672347002400708490007500732505062200807520147001429650002802899650003602927650003102963650002202994650002103016650003303037650002803070650002503098650004503123650002103168650003803189710003403227773002603261776003603287776003603323776003603359830008203395856004603477912001403523912001503537999001703552978-3-031-59020-7DE-He21320251030112022.0cr nn 008mamaa240430s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315902079978-3-031-59020-77 a10.1007/978-3-031-59020-72doi 4aHF5387-5387.5 7aKJG2bicssc 7aBUS0080002bisacsh 7aKJG2thema1 aCrossman, Joanna.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut96429710aSuperstition, Management and Organisationsh[electronic resource] :bIrrationality, Randomness, and Chaos in Decision Making /cby Joanna Crossman.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aX, 267 p. 1 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment,x2662-36760 a1. 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.  aThis 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. . 0aBusiness ethics.958372 0aIndustrial organization.957885 0aStrategic planning.957225 0aLeadership.94372 0aManagement.9324 0aPersonnel management.95745914aBusiness Ethics.95837224aOrganization.95967424aBusiness Strategy and Leadership.96710724aManagement.932424aHuman Resource Management.9665902 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303159019108iPrinted edition:z978303159021408iPrinted edition:z9783031590221 0aPalgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment,x2662-367696988740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59020-7  aZDB-2-REP  aZDB-2-SXPR  c59556d59556