Work and religious faith: How people of faith relate to their employers

This article focuses on the connection between the religious faith of employees and their relationships with employers. There are two models for how religionists understand their role in the world: they can either try to model behavior not common in a secular world or infiltrate the structures of so...

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Main Author: Van Buren, Harry J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Proquest 1995
In: International journal of value-based management
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-288
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Employment
B Work
B Religion
B Christianity
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Summary:This article focuses on the connection between the religious faith of employees and their relationships with employers. There are two models for how religionists understand their role in the world: they can either try to model behavior not common in a secular world or infiltrate the structures of society in the hope of bringing about social change. Most employees tend to be infiltrators. Further, employees tend to internalize the values of their employers. But it may well be that the moral and religious beliefs of employees can benefit employers by providing the latter with access to different perspectives. In particular, the long-range perspective common to religionists may be helpful to corporations that tend to focus on short-term considerations.
ISSN:1572-8528
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00942840