MSR sponsors
College of Business Alumni Network
Andre Delbecq | Kathy Lund Dean | Charles Fornaciari | Keiko Krahnke | Lee Robbins | David Trott | Arthur Jue
Chair's message
Welcome to our website! The Management, Spirituality and Religion (MSR) Interest Group of the Academy of Management connects many hundreds of kindred spirits across the globe in collaborating on leading-edge research, publications, dialog, and practices around the nature, role, and influence of spirituality and religion in management and organizations.
Not only are we home to many of the world's preeminent academics, scholars, and researchers in this area, but our members include like-minded students, practitioners, thought-leaders, business professionals, public servants, consultants, and many others from a variety of interdisciplinary fields, institutions, and industries. We encourage you to join us in our journey and hope that you will find much valuable information and resources from this website. Membership in MSR brings numerous benefits, including:.
- Publication channels and research funding opportunities- MSR events and activities at our annual and regional conferences- A dynamic social media platform for professional networking- Regular membership newsletters and other communications- Professional development and mentoring opportunities- Pracademic (scholarly and applied) tools and resources- and more!Whether you're a doctoral student just beginning your career, a researcher new to MSR, a seasoned scholar, or a civic, religious or business leader looking to improve your organization, our friendly, inclusive, and international community offers something for everyone.
A special thanks to all who participated in our 2012 conference held in Boston, MA. Please join us for our 2013 conference, which will be held in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida. See you there!
Warm regards,
Michelle French, MSR Chair
domain statement
Our formal MSR domain is as follows: "The study of the relationship and relevance of spirituality and religion in management and organizations. Major topics include: theoretical advances or empirical evidence about the effectiveness of spiritual or religious principles and practices in management, from approaches represented in the literature including religious ethics, spirituality and work, and spiritual leadership, as well as applications of particular religions, and secular spiritualities to work, management/leadership, organization, and the business system; and evaluation studies of the effectiveness of management approaches that nurture the human spirit in private, non-public or public institutions."(Original created December 1999; re-approved August 2000)
governance
Officers
| 2012-2013 Chair | Michelle French | Mount St. Mary's College |
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Chair Elect
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J. Goosby Smith
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Pepperdine University
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Program Chair
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Orneita Burton
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Abilene Christian University
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PDW Chair
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Kathryn Pavlovich |
University of Waikato
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Treasurer
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James Edward King
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University of Alabama
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Secretary/Archivist
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Kay Rudisill
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Oracle USA
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Past Chair
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Arthur Jue
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University of Phoenix
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At-Large (International Affairs)
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Richard Major
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IAE - Universite Aix-Marseille
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At-Large (Communications)
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Kathryn Goldman-Schuyler
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Alliant International University
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At-Large (Community Building)
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Kim Nolan
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Burlington College
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At-Large (Doctoral Consortium)
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Judi Neal
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University of Arkansas
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Committees
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MSR Retreat
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Richard Peregoy
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Co-Chair
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University of Dallas
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Lee Robbins
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Co-Chair
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Golden Gate University
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Research Incubator
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Matthew Mitchell
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Chair
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Drake University
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Emily Lean
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Organizer
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Union University
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Gilbert Tan Yip Wei
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Organizer
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Lee Kong Chian School of Business
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Technology
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Arthur Jue
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Chair
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Univ. of Phoenix
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Kay Rudisill
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Listserv Moderator
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Oracle Corporation
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J. Goosby Smith
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AOM Connect Coordinator
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Pepperdine University |
| Yu-Ming Kuo | Webmaster | National Chung Chen University | |
| MSR Foundation | Yochanan Altman | Founder | London Metropolitan University |
| Sandra King Kauanui | Co-Founder | Florida Gulf Coast University | |
| Judith Neal | Board of Directors | University of Arkansas | |
| JMSR | Sandra King Kauanui | Editor | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Past Chairs
| 2012 |
Arthur Jue
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University of Phoenix
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2006 | David Trott | St Edwards University |
| 2011 |
Debu Mukerji
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Macquarie University
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2005
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Marjolein Lips-Wiersma
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University of Canterbury
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| 2010 |
Keiko Krahnke
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University of Northern Colorado
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2004
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Sandra King
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CA State Polytechnic Univ. Pomona
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2009
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Kathy Lund Dean
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Idaho State University
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2003
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Lee Robbins
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Golden Gate University
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2008
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Margaret Benefiel
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Andover Newton Theological
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2002 |
Judith Neal
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Association for Spirit at Work
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| 2007 | Robert Giacalone | Temple University |
2001
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Gerald Biberman
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University of Scranton
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