The proposed research and data collection in this study will be qualitative and generative in nature. By this is meant that there will be a great degree of flexibility and openness to responses from the interviewees. On the other hand these responses and answers to the various questions will of course be closely related to various parameters dictated by the research design and the central theoretical construct that informs this study. The questions that are asked will therefore have to be carefully selected and presented so as to ensure that a consistent and useful response pattern can be drawn for the answers. Certain variables will also have to be borne in mind in terms the question design and construction. These have been discussed in other sections of this introduction and include the three main issues of detachment, care and compassion and mindfulness.
However, a central concern that affects the construction of the questions and the way in which they are asked is the focus on providing adequate data and material that will assist in proving or disproving the central hypothesis of the study. This hypothesis can be stated as follows.
The present study is firstly concerned a. with establishing the connection between spirituality and managerial concerns in the workplace.
Secondly, this study intends to show that b. spirituality and spiritual practices have a profound and measurable effect on the development and learning process of the individual.
That this personal individual growth tends c. to translate into actions and into aspects such as positive motivation and the reduction of negative work aspects and increases in positive facets and values, such as caring and communication.
By being aware of spirituality and d. spiritual aspects managers can become better leaders and can motivate and understand their staff more effectively