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Public Administrator Attitudes about Spirituality

An Exploratory Study

Bibliographic Data

ID11674305
AuthorsWilla Bruce (University of Illinois at Springfield, corresponding author), Willa Marie Bruce (University of Illinois at Springfield)
Year2000
Volume30
Issue4
Pages460-472
Publication date2000-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02750740022064777
OpenAlexW2012152557
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited14

A random sample of members of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) were surveyed in regard to their views about spirituality in the public-sector workplace and whether spirituality should be discussed in their profession. Results of the survey are analyzed and reported. Based on these initial findings, it can be said that ASPA members who consider themselves to be spiritual have a substantially different worldview from those who are not spiritual, so they may behave differently in some ways at work and in the community than do their nonspiritual counterparts. Implications of these findings are discussed

Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Sample (material · Sociology · Spirituality · Work (physics · Workplace Spirituality · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership

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Citations per year0.53
Citation span2007 - 2022 (16)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10

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