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From the last few decades, the corporations are struggling with the corruption and unethicality pervaded in the leadership behavior. Therefore, leadership experts and investigators are talking about selflessness, integrity and mindfulness, etc. Asian countries have the long legacy of spirituality, which can help one to control and practice the values and selflessness. The question in this research was that whether the managers in Indian firms still emit and behave according to the values based upon spirituality. The study analyzes the perceptions toward immediate leadership practices. A survey was completed by 367 respondents drawn from the Indian service sector industry. The findings provide empirical evidence to advance our understanding of the impact of spirituality-stimulated leadership behavior upon the work-related outcomes of employees.
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Saini, D. (2017). Global Leadership Practices Rooted in Spirituality: An Indian Context. In: Muenjohn, N., McMurray, A. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Leadership in Transforming Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57940-9_31
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