Spirituality and Knowledge Dynamics: New Perspectives for Knowledge Management and Knowledge Strategies

Raysa Geaquinto Rocha (PhD) is a lecturer in Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management at the University of Essex. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, and Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion. Raysa's scholarly portfolio includes over eighty publications, encompassing articles, book editions, book chapters, proceedings, and presentations at international and national renowned conferences (e.g., Academy of Management Annual Meeting). She is an Associate Editor of the Brazilian Business Review and member of the editorial board of the Social Responsibility Journal. Her research interests centre on individual behaviour and organizational practices that promote knowledge dynamics and spirituality, resulting in a humane strategy for long-term sustainable performance.

Paulo Pinheiro, PhD, is a professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Business & Economics Department, and a researcher at the NECE, Research Centre in Business Sciences (UBI). His teaching activities are mainly on knowledge management and include undergraduate, master, and doctoral students. He is a PhD in management and author of several publications. His main research areas are information management, organizational spirituality, organizational practical wisdom, and knowledge management.

Marcia Juliana d’Angelo, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization at Fucape Business School. PhD and MS in Business Administration (with distinction) from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil. Also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Warwick Business School, England. Coordinator and researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Studies of Organizations (CESO – Fucape). She is an Associate Editor of the Brazilian Business Review and the RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie, and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Studies and Research in Administration. Researcher on themes of strategy & management, in particular: strategy in organizations, strategy & sustainability, social entrepreneurship, marketing & sustainability, organizational studies in sustainability.

Constantin Bratianu, PhD, is a professor of Strategic Management and Knowledge Management at the UNESCO Department for Business Administration, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. He is the founding Director of the Research Centre for Intellectual Capital, and the founding co-editor of the international journals. He has been Visiting Professor at: University of Applied Sciences, Austria; Our Lady of the Lake University, USA; Tokyo University of Science and Technology, Kobe University, and Osaka University, Japan; Modern University, Egypt; Pannonia University, Hungary; and Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. He used to hold the position of General Director for Higher Education in the Ministry of Education and Research in Romania, and Expert for Science and Education in the Romanian Parliament.