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Philip Mirvis: Fusing Radical Humanism and Organizational Spirituality in a Boundaryless Career

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers

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  • Tojo Thatchenkery

    (George Mason University)

  • Param Srikantia

    (Baldwin Wallace University)

Abstract

This chapter explores the distinctive contributions of Phil Mirvis, an organizational psychologist who has skillfully fused radical humanism and organizational spirituality in what can be best described as a boundaryless career. The boundaryless label captures the character of his contributions that defy categorization as they seamlessly weave together theoretical imagination, research-oriented creativity, and practical ingenuity while integrating multiple epistemologies and methods, including within his ambit individual, group, and societal levels of functioning, in addition to attending to both the tangible and intangible dimensions of organizational functioning. After reviewing some dominant influences and defining moments that shaped his career, the chapter explores Mirvis’s contributions in five thematic dimensions of organizational life, namely (a) large-scale organizational change, (b) mergers and acquisitions, (c) the character of the workforce and workplace, (d) leadership development, and (e) the role of business in society. The chapter concludes with a discussion of Mirvis’s key insights and legacies that include but are not limited to his work on failures in OD work as opportunities for new understandings, his elaboration of learning journeys as an instrument of promoting emotional and spiritual self-actualization in business contexts and his amplification of the compatibility of organizational cultures as a determinant of success in mergers and acquisitions.Mirvis, P.H.

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  • Tojo Thatchenkery & Param Srikantia, 2017. "Philip Mirvis: Fusing Radical Humanism and Organizational Spirituality in a Boundaryless Career," Springer Books, in: David B. Szabla & William A. Pasmore & Mary A. Barnes & Asha N. Gipson (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, chapter 54, pages 903-920, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-52878-6_48
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52878-6_48
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