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  • 1.  Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

    Posted 06-27-2009 18:53
    Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa-New Zealand,

    As an emerging Indigenous Māori scholar in the University of Auckland Business School, I am in the process of transferring work on a Masters of Commerce thesis into a PhD program. I would sincerely appeciate any assistance in tracking down any research that has used Sheldrake's theory of Morphic Fields towards investigating spirit, spirit at work, and organisational spirit.
    I have predominantly explored the 'creative spirit' of an organisation using, qualitative methods and pick up on Dr Rachel Wolfgramm's PhD theme of 'continuity and vitality'.
    I noted that     Giacalone & Jurkiewicz flagged Sheldrake's work as an interdisciplinary link and would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.

    Warm regards,

    Cheryl M Rowles Waetford
    oceaniahuman@gmail.com


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  • 2.  Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

    Posted 06-28-2009 09:32
    If there is any research like this out there, please report it back to the group--I'd like to know as well. We did flag Sheldrake's work, but have never seen any application of it to organizations.

    Bob

    2009/6/27 Cheryl Rowles Waetford <oceaniahuman@gmail.com>
    Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa-New Zealand,

    As an emerging Indigenous Māori scholar in the University of Auckland Business School, I am in the process of transferring work on a Masters of Commerce thesis into a PhD program. I would sincerely appeciate any assistance in tracking down any research that has used Sheldrake's theory of Morphic Fields towards investigating spirit, spirit at work, and organisational spirit.
    I have predominantly explored the 'creative spirit' of an organisation using, qualitative methods and pick up on Dr Rachel Wolfgramm's PhD theme of 'continuity and vitality'.
    I noted that     Giacalone & Jurkiewicz flagged Sheldrake's work as an interdisciplinary link and would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.

    Warm regards,

    Cheryl M Rowles Waetford
    oceaniahuman@gmail.com


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    Robert A. Giacalone, Ph.D.
    Professor of Human Resource Management

    "There is much suffering in the world - physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience."
    ~ Mother Theresa

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  • 3.  Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

    Posted 06-28-2009 11:30
    A 2008 dissertation from Pennsylvania State University uses Sheldrake's morphic fields as part of its theoretical framework:
    __ Principals' Perceptions of School Leadership in post-Katrina New Orleans
    __ author: Beabout, BR
    __ full text available at http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-2609/index.html

    -- robbie bennett

    -----Original Message-----
    >From: Cheryl Rowles Waetford <oceaniahuman@GMAIL.COM>
    >Sent: Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM
    >To: MSR@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    >Subject: Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields
    >
    >Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa-New Zealand,
    >
    >As an emerging Indigenous Māori scholar in the University of Auckland
    >Business School, I am in the process of transferring work on a Masters of
    >Commerce thesis into a PhD program. I would sincerely appeciate any
    >assistance in tracking down any research that has used Sheldrake's theory of
    >Morphic Fields towards investigating spirit, spirit at work, and
    >organisational spirit.
    >I have predominantly explored the 'creative spirit' of an organisation
    >using, qualitative methods and pick up on Dr Rachel Wolfgramm's PhD theme of
    >'continuity and vitality'.
    >I noted that Giacalone & Jurkiewicz flagged Sheldrake's work as an
    >interdisciplinary link and would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.
    >
    >Warm regards,
    >
    >Cheryl M Rowles Waetford
    >oceaniahuman@gmail.com
    >
    >_______________________________________________________________________
    >
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  • 4.  Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

    Posted 06-28-2009 11:30
    Hi Cheryl,

    While I can't answer your query directly (about applications to organizations), I believe Sheldrake's work does hold tremendous promise for investigating some underlying connectivity of consciousness in organizations. His fascinating, and equally controversial, studies on "the sense of being stared at" (http://www.sheldrake.org/papers/Staring/) and his similarly provocative work on animal perception (http://www.sheldrake.org/papers/Animals/index.html) advance some empirical claims about interconnected consciousness. Also, physics has shown particles entangle over time, and they even have security technology built on this phenomenon (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147752556985009.html). I think one of the great challenges for spirituality and management scholars of our time is to develop concepts and tools to explore how subtle, yet demonstrable, conscious connectivity of mind/consciousness/energy, etc. manifests in organizations. Spiritual traditions have always talked about the effects of mass meditation, prayer, awareness, etc., but the jump to organizations needs to be made more concretely.

    Perhaps you can be one of the first to apply these far-ranging concepts to organizations? Good luck on such important work.

    Best,

    David


    On Jun 28, 2009, at 9:32 AM, Robert A. Giacalone wrote:

    If there is any research like this out there, please report it back to the group--I'd like to know as well. We did flag Sheldrake's work, but have never seen any application of it to organizations.

    Bob

    2009/6/27 Cheryl Rowles Waetford <oceaniahuman@gmail.com>
    Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa-New Zealand,

    As an emerging Indigenous Māori scholar in the University of Auckland Business School, I am in the process of transferring work on a Masters of Commerce thesis into a PhD program. I would sincerely appeciate any assistance in tracking down any research that has used Sheldrake's theory of Morphic Fields towards investigating spirit, spirit at work, and organisational spirit.
    I have predominantly explored the 'creative spirit' of an organisation using, qualitative methods and pick up on Dr Rachel Wolfgramm's PhD theme of 'continuity and vitality'.
    I noted that     Giacalone & Jurkiewicz flagged Sheldrake's work as an interdisciplinary link and would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.

    Warm regards,

    Cheryl M Rowles Waetford
    oceaniahuman@gmail.com


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    Robert A. Giacalone, Ph.D.
    Professor of Human Resource Management

    "There is much suffering in the world - physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience."
    ~ Mother Theresa

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  • 5.  Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

    Posted 06-28-2009 14:14
    Margaret Wheatley makes reference to Sheldrake's theory with respect to organizational issues in her book, Leaderhip and the New Science.  If this fits what you are looking for, perhaps you might contact her directly.  See her web site:
     
     
     
    Barbara J. Fleischer, Ph.D.
     
    Associate Professor
     
    Loyola Institute for Ministry
     
    Loyola University New Orleans
     
    504-865-3397
     
     

     
     From: Management, Spirituality & Religion on behalf of Robert A. Giacalone
    Sent: Sun 6/28/2009 8:32 AM
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    Subject: Re: Sheldrake's theory of Morphic fields

     
    If there is any research like this out there, please report it back to the group--I'd like to know as well. We did flag Sheldrake's work, but have never seen any application of it to organizations.

    Bob

     
    2009/6/27 Cheryl Rowles Waetford <oceaniahuman@gmail.com>
     
    Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa-New Zealand,

    As an emerging Indigenous Māori scholar in the University of Auckland Business School, I am in the process of transferring work on a Masters of Commerce thesis into a PhD program. I would sincerely appeciate any assistance in tracking down any research that has used Sheldrake's theory of Morphic Fields towards investigating spirit, spirit at work, and organisational spirit.
    I have predominantly explored the 'creative spirit' of an organisation using, qualitative methods and pick up on Dr Rachel Wolfgramm's PhD theme of 'continuity and vitality'.
    I noted that     Giacalone & Jurkiewicz flagged Sheldrake's work as an interdisciplinary link and would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.

    Warm regards,

    Cheryl M Rowles Waetford
    oceaniahuman@gmail.com


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    --
    Robert A. Giacalone, Ph.D.
    Professor of Human Resource Management

    "There is much suffering in the world - physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience."
    ~ Mother Theresa

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