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The influence of spirituality in entrepreneurship is receiving increased attention. There is growing evidence that spirituality and enterprise cross-fertilize one another and can create practical models for addressing pressing social problems, such as poverty, conflict, unemployment, and environmental degradation. Such models in Europe, USA, China, India, South Africa and other parts of the world suggest that enterprises with a spiritual value orientation can flourish, and serve the interests of business and the wider community better than enterprises following the strict financial bottom line.

In this special issue of the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, we are seeking contributions that provide theoretical or empirical insights on how spirituality and religious belief influences entrepreneurship at the individual, organizational and institutional levels.  We encourage research that elaborates on, but is not limited to, the following research questions/topics:

·        What are the spiritual orientations to entrepreneurship in different religious traditions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, etc.)?

·        How does spirituality influence the commitment of entrepreneurs to social well-being and sustainability?

·        How do spiritually driven entrepreneurs define and measure success in their business practice?

·        How can spiritually driven enterprises survive and flourish in competitive environments?

·        Which promising spiritually driven entrepreneurship models are there in different parts of the world and how do they relate to social movements?

·        What is the relationship between spiritual/religious practices and entrepreneurial creativity?

·        How do spiritual and/or religious influences manifest themselves in venture operations?

·        How can spiritually driven entrepreneurship contribute to the transformation of contemporary management theory and praxis?

Submission instructions

Authors are requested to submit a full manuscript for double-blind review via JMSR's Manuscript Central link (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rmsr) by 1 June 2014.  Please consult and follow the JMSR guidelines for authors: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rmsr20&page=instructions#.Uss_UdIW3lc

Target dates (subject to change)

 ·        1 June 2014: Deadline for submission of manuscripts

·        1 August 2014: Guest editors invite authors to revise and resubmit manuscripts

·        15 October 2014: Deadline for submission of revised manuscripts

·        31 December 2014: Guest editors notify authors of final status (authors of accepted manuscripts informed of next steps for publication)

·        1 May 2015: Special issue available in print