Research Project on Spirituality in Organizations

What is "spirituality" and how does it affect one's world-view and performance at work?  Non-profit organizations (churches, rescue squads, charities) tend to have the highest levels of commitment, loyalty, and engagement of all our human organizations.  This project is designed to better understand the ways that people do or do not bring their spirituality, however they define that, to work and the role that their strategies have in influencing their performance.   By participating here, you are agreeing to have your data included in this research project.  There are only a few questions.  Please be sure to click on the SUBMIT button at the bottom in order to register your data.  IF you wish to send a more detailed set of answers to the questions below, feel free to e-mail me at JimClawson@virginia.edu.  The goal of this project is to publish a book describing the role of spirituality in modern organizational life.  All contributions will be "disguised," that is, no real names will be used.  Thank you for your contribution to this project. 

 
Gender:    Male    Female Age: 
Occupation (select one): 
Other background information you feel important:
 
1.  Have you ever had what you would call a "spiritual experience?"  Please, first-hand experiences only (no "my brother had an interesting one.")    Yes    No
 
2.  If so, please pick one of your more significant spiritual experiences and describe it in enough detail that I can understand it.  (Please, description only, no judgments.  Just describe what happened.)
 
3.  How do you interpret this experience?  That is, what does it mean to you?
 
4.  How does this experience affect the way you live your life?  What difference, if any, has it made in your life?
 
5.  How does your spirituality affect the way you do your work?
 
6.  How do you define "spirituality?"
 
7.  If I wanted to learn more about your experience, how may I contact you?  (optional)