Spiritual Intelligence as in Nichiren Buddhism: Implications for Consciousness-Based Leadership and Management

Richa Kathuria, Richa Awasthy, Tanuja Sharma

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Abstract

Spiritual intelligence (SI) has been gaining popularity as a concept among academicians and the general public since its inception. In the COVID world, many people are suffering from the problems of stress, anxiety and depression, and SI presents a promising solution. It is often confused with spirituality. We tried to highlight their difference by separately defining them. Though many attempts have been made to conceptualize SI by researchers worldwide, efforts to define it from Nichiren Buddhism are limited. This study aims to fill this gap. It’s an exploratory study based on qualitative research methods using ‘Gosho’ as the data source. Inductive content analysis is used to analyze the data. A total of seven themes emerged for SI, suggesting that we can achieve “absolute happiness”. Further, a multilayered model is proposed to represent the themes. This article discusses the implications of SI for conscious leadership and ends with future research directions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment
EditorsAnil K. Maheshwari
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages285-318
Number of pages34
ISBN (Electronic)9783031062346
ISBN (Print)9783031062339
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment
VolumePart F4220
ISSN (Print)2662-3668
ISSN (Electronic)2662-3676

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