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TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing understanding of the spiritual aspects of resilience
AU - Hesketh, Ian
AU - Smith, Jonathan
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to deepen conceptual understanding of the spiritual components of resilience.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual paper drawing on research the authors have been conducting on resilience within the police community for a combined period of over half-a-century. FindingsA more holistic conceptualisation of resilience and particularly a more detailed and accurate picture of the spiritual aspects to resilience which is applicable to a wide variety of public and private sector leadership situations, not just those within the police. Practical implicationsThe paper provides an increased appreciation of resilience which the authors hope will lead to more practical research in this area, with the longer term goal being to impact positively on practical workplace issues of major current concern in a wide variety of workplaces across the world. Originality/valueThe paper's contribution is to promote the importance of resilience, provide a greater theoretical understanding of holistic perspectives of resilience and further develop the spiritual component of resilience. This contribution is important because many leaders currently have a limited appreciation of all the aspects of resilience.
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to deepen conceptual understanding of the spiritual components of resilience.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual paper drawing on research the authors have been conducting on resilience within the police community for a combined period of over half-a-century. FindingsA more holistic conceptualisation of resilience and particularly a more detailed and accurate picture of the spiritual aspects to resilience which is applicable to a wide variety of public and private sector leadership situations, not just those within the police. Practical implicationsThe paper provides an increased appreciation of resilience which the authors hope will lead to more practical research in this area, with the longer term goal being to impact positively on practical workplace issues of major current concern in a wide variety of workplaces across the world. Originality/valueThe paper's contribution is to promote the importance of resilience, provide a greater theoretical understanding of holistic perspectives of resilience and further develop the spiritual component of resilience. This contribution is important because many leaders currently have a limited appreciation of all the aspects of resilience.
KW - Spirituality
KW - Stress
KW - Resilience
KW - Coping
KW - Holistic
U2 - 10.1108/IJPL-06-2014-0006
DO - 10.1108/IJPL-06-2014-0006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 34
EP - 45
JO - International Journal of Public Leadership
JF - International Journal of Public Leadership
IS - 1
ER -