Integrating Christian living and international management

This article investigates how Christian living and international management practice can be integrated. We argue that dualistic and reductionist conceptions of the relationship of faith and work can be observed in international management theory, and in some Christian-theological approaches to busin...

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Published in:Koers
Authors: Brügger, Tobias (Author) ; Kretzschmar, Louise 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: South African Publ. 2015
In: Koers
Year: 2015, Volume: 80, Issue: 1
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NCE Business ethics
Further subjects:B international management practice
B Christian Living
B internasionale bestuurspraktyk
B skeiding tussen geloof en werk
B non-dualistic approach to Christian living
B separation between faith and work
B Christelike lewenswyse
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Summary:This article investigates how Christian living and international management practice can be integrated. We argue that dualistic and reductionist conceptions of the relationship of faith and work can be observed in international management theory, and in some Christian-theological approaches to business ethics. Similarly, a separation between faith and work is adopted by certain management practitioners. However, such dualistic and reductionist conceptions are inadequate in the light of actual practice of international management. A case study revealed that international management theory and practitioners can be critiqued because of a lack of consideration of the connection between faith and management practice. A re-thinking of international management practice without the artificial separation of faith and practice is needed. This requires the development of a non-dualistic approach to Christian living and a combination of conceptual and empirical research to explore actual practice in international management contexts.
ISSN:2304-8557
Contains:Enthalten in: Koers
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.19108/KOERS.80.1.2206