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Organisational loss of faith: treating affective commitment as a spiritual matter

Lookup NU author(s): Dr John Blenkinsopp

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Abstract

This article contributes to the growing acknowledgement and scholarly exploration of the emotional and spiritual dimensions of work and career. Presenting a theoretical framework which links emotion and career through narrative, the article examines loss of affective organisational commitment using the metaphor of loss of faith, through analysis of a case study based upon an autoethnographic account. The case study illustrates the use of narrative as a coping strategy, and confirms the appropriateness of the loss of faith metaphor.

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Author(s): Blenkinsopp J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Year: 2007

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Pages: 212-233

Print publication date: 01/01/2007

ISSN (print): 1476-6086

Publisher: Routledge

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14766080709518658

DOI: 10.1080/14766080709518658

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