Books & Articles
Mindfulness Books & Articles
Books
Mindfulness in Organizations
Director of the Mindfulness Initiative @ SMU, Prof Jochen Reb, together with his colleague Paul Atkins from Australian Catholic University, has recently an edited book on Mindfulness in Organizations with Cambridge University Press. Visit our blog on the book at Cambridge University Press fifteeneightyfour.
Book Info: Mindfulness, or open, present-centered awareness, has long played an important role in contemplative traditions across the globe as a way to develop physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Recently, the popular media has also been abuzz, speaking of a "mindfulness revolution", as major companies such as Google and Cisco have started to offer mindfulness-based programs for their staff. But despite the exploding amount of interest in workplace mindfulness, relatively little research has so far been published. This book provides an overview of the current state of research on mindfulness in organizations written by some of the world’s leading researchers in this field. By emphasizing foundations, diversity of approaches, and future directions, it addresses any scholar interested in this research area. Furthermore, applied chapters provide valuable ideas for implementing mindfulness programs in organizations, for teaching mindfulness in business contexts, and for coaching with mindfulness.
Papers
- Dietl, E. & Reb, J. (2019). A self-regulation model of leader authenticity based on mindful self-regulated attention and political skill. Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719888260
- Davidson, R. J. (2010). Empirical explorations of mindfulness: conceptual and methodological conundrums. Langer, E. J. (1989). Mindfulness. Addison-Wesley/Addison Wesley Longman.
- Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M., & Creswell, J. D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4), 211-237.
- Bishop, S. R., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N. D., Carmody, J., ... & Devins, G. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical psychology: Science and practice, 11(3), 230-241.
- Kabat‐Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness‐based interventions in context: past, present, and future. Clinical psychology: Science and practice, 10(2), 144-156.
- Baer, R. A. (2003). Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical psychology: Science and practice, 10(2), 125-143.
- Kabat-Zinn, J. (1982). An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: Theoretical considerations and preliminary results. General hospital psychiatry, 4(1), 33-47.
Blogs
- Researchers examine loving-kindness in the Rakuten workplace (Rakuten Today 01/2021) - On understanding loving-kindness in a workplace context, the implications of loving-kindness on business, and directions for continued research on loving-kindness in the workplace. Read More!
- How Mindfulness Can Help In Making More Skillful Decisions - Blog entry for the Singapore Positive Education Network by Professor Jochen Reb, on exploring the role of mindfulness in decision making in a VUCA world. Read More!
- Preventing and Reducing Burnout with Mindfulness - Blog entry for The SMU Blog by Professor Jochen Reb, where he shares several interesting insights on mindfulness and how the practice of mindfulness can reduce burnout. Read More!
Articles
- Leading Mindfully: Latest Fad or Essential Skill? (HQ Asia 02/2017) - Stop. Take a breath. Just observe the natural flow of your breath, letting go of anything that's on your mind for a few minutes. Now, read on to hear more about the long-term benefits of mindfulness from Professor Jochen Reb, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources and Director of the Mindfulness Initiative at Singapore Management University. Read More!
- Practice Mindfulness to Beat Stress (The Straits Times 03-01/2017) - The new year is not all happiness. With new technologies and new ways of working, it also promises more pressure in people's lives. Some practise "mindfulness" as a way to deal with stress. But what is it? And how does one apply it? Read More!
- Leading Authentically – Overcoming the "Mind-Boggling" Consequences of Mindless Leadership by Thomas Menkhoff (Catalyst Asia 01-06/2015) - The extent of fake leadership and management behaviour in business and society is mind-boggling as indicated by the large number of corporate non-compliance cases and trust violations. Examples include the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the damaged reputation of UK-based pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline as a consequence of a bribery case in China or the recent class action lawsuit related to price-fixing of tickets for trans-Pacific flights. Read More!
- Switching Off the Auto Pilot by Jochen Reb (Perspectives@SMU 22-01/2014) - The study uncovers the link between mindfulness and employee performance. In examining the causes and consequences of mindfulness, the authors find that mindfulness—a state of engaged, open attention to and awareness of the present—was related to job performance, but also that it can be increased through organisational work conditions. Read More!
- Mindfulness at work: why it matters by Jochen Menges (Cambridge Judges Business School- Insights 07/2022) - More mindful employees perceive their job as less boring and are less likely to quit, says a study co-authored by Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School.Read More!
- Mindfulness Can Improve Outcomes— for All Parties by Harvard Business Review Nov/Dec 2022 - Our research " Going Far Together by Being Here Now: Mindfulness Increases Cooperation in Negotiations,” by Theodore C. MastersWaage et al. (Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2021)" has been featured in Harvard Business Review. Read More!
The SMU Libraries has curated an online resource compiling various articles, books, videos, audio guides, and podcasts on mindfulness. Click here to view more.
