Spiritual values-based model
A model of how spiritual values are proposed to affect an organization is shown in figure 1.This figure is based on an integration of the literature on spirituality in business with two models --Anderson's (1997) values-based management model, which focuses on the impact of values on top management strategy, and Schuler and jackson's (1987) strategic human resource management framework,which focuses more on the implementation of organizational strategy. The combination of these frameworks provides an integrated approach for analysis of spirituality in organizations.
At the top of figure 1 are the organization's core spiritual values which represent the philosiphical views of the organization as well as its priorities and sense of purpose (Anderson,1997). In a real sense, these values represent the "soul" of the organization (Blanchard and o'connor,1997) and reflect its sense of spirituality and purpose. The higher purpose of an organization is