Espiritualidade no ambiente de trabalho: estudo bibliométrico da produção acadêmica nacional 2010-2014

Abstract

Over the last decades, humanity has changed itself, its practices, its customs and its values. Corporate world has also changed itself. As a result, it has broken taboos and has inserted new subjects into corporate environment. Spirituality in workplace (EAT) is one of those new subjects that has gained ground in organizations. This theme is relevant because, these days, people long for a stimulating and pleasing job that might bring significance and welfare together. Therefore, this study aimed at enlightening how the subject spirituality in workplace has been handled in recent scientific writings. For this, our general objective was to analyze the main features of Brazilian writings about this subject, published from 2010 to 2014, regarding the thematic focus, the authoring and the methodological features, in order to indicate the state of this knowledge. This study is a descriptive, qualitative and bibliographic research, using the bibliometric method and the content analysis technique. The writings on EAT were mapped in all A1, A2, B1, B2 and B3 journals, contained in WebQualis Capes system of Management, Accountancy and Tourism areas (2015). Likewise, the events classified into strata E1 and E2, also contained in WebQualis Capes system of Management, Accountancy and Tourism areas (period from 2007 to 2009), besides the events held by Brazilian Society of Organizational Studies – SBEO were analyzed. Thus, we found that the thematic approaches differ from those presented in 2010, when the studies focused on EAT conceptualization, its definitions and organizational advantages. Moreover, we found that foreign authors prevail in bibliographical references; that there is a preference for qualitative researches; that there is a balance between empirical and theoretical studies; that there was an equality among research methods and that bibliographical data collection was the most frequently used in the writings. Finally, this study indicated an evolution in academic writing about spirituality in workplace. In a short period, new studies tried to disseminate this theme in academic environment, developing researchers‟ interest. However, this subject must be more explored, even to distinguish it clearly from religion, as well as to offer more space to the new themes that this subject may provide.