Spirituality in work and management has been an active area of interest for academics and researchers for the last few years. In the wake of major corporate collapses and increasingly diminishing sense of purpose in the autocratic business environment for employees has created urgency for a human solution in the corporate/business world. Many solutions are being proposed but the problem is in applying them. This is an area about which the management gurus have a little or no clue at all. Solution is easy to find if the problem is first identified and recognised. Spirituality is subtle. It does not come in the grasp of mere words. No matter how many logics are developed, this is one area which can not be tackled by words and thought-based models. And academia needs a framework - a theory or a rationale to work something out. It needs to put things in perspective, either quantitatively or qualitatively. That is the dilemma. How can something that goes beyond the words and logic be explained in words and logic? What can be a measure of human instinct for example? That is why there is hesitancy in the academic world about using the terms "spiritual" or "spirituality". People get nervous. Alarm bells start ringing. What is Spirituality? How do we define it?

It is not that the efforts are not on. Book stores shelves are filling up with "Workplace Spirituality" and "Spiritual Management" titles. In the academic world, the likes of Marcic, Cacioppe and McCormick are keeping the flame alive while others such as Ken Wilber and Rupert Sheldrake are amused by the depth and intrigue of the human nature. There are not alone and not the first ones. The quest for reaching the depths of human nature is closely associated with our own quest of finding the meaning of life. After all, the question comes to, "Why do we do the things we do and for what purpose?" Can we work in an environment detached from human emotions and qualities? Actually, that is more or less how the organisations have been for centuries. They have treated people like components, units and profit centres. Our current systems, specially the academic and corporate systems, are not geared for a change. To move from profit to human and society will be a major shift. Who is ready for it?

How can we dig deep into the human consciousness and find the common meaning and purpose that puts that human advancement and mutual growth at the forefront? How can we create a sustainable human advantage? The challenge is to reach out to the pure human consciousness and find the elements that make us human beings and bring us together as a collective force. To call it spiritual or not is a matter of discretion. The label is not important - the essence is.

This section presents my MBA thesis, which is academic in nature. More work will be added in the future. Contributions from current students and teachers are welcome.