1st Edition

Reimagining Faith and Management The Impact of Faith in the Workplace

Edited By Edwina Pio, Robert Kilpatrick, Timothy Pratt Copyright 2021
332 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

332 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

332 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Much contemporary research ignores or is dismissive of the growth of global religiosity, even though 90 percent of the global population sees the world through a commitment to some kind of faith. Reimagining Faith and Management addresses this issue and extends the research on the impact of faith in various aspects of management, such as negotiation, leadership, entrepreneurship,... Read more

1. Introduction

Edwina Pio, Robert Kilpatrick, Timothy Pratt.

Section One - Faithful futures Impacting Individuals.

2. Religion and career success: A country-comparative study

Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Martin A. Steinbereithner, Marco Rapp, Lea Reiss, and Dominik Zellhofer.

3. Leading with Faith

Claude-Hélène Mayer.

4. Managing Piety, Respectability, and Professionalism within Women's Bodies

Fitri Oktaviani.

5. The problem of ethics in business: Does Vedanta Have a Solution?

Atul Sinha.

Section Two - Faithful futures Impacting Organisations.

6. Faith and Organisational Ethics

Peter McGhee.

7. Faith in the boardroom: Seeking wisdom in governing for innovation

Steve Taylor.

8. The Entrepreneurial Church

Peter Lineham.

9. Employers’ Strategies on Faith and Spirituality at Work: Conceptual Thoughts for Germany

Dorothea Alewell & Tobias Moll.

10. Normativity in Practice: Governance in Secular and Faith-Based Non-Profit Organisations

Helen Cameron.

11. Faith is not negotiable: The importance of religious diversity in organisations

Anett Herman & Christine Erten-Buch.

12. Religious Organisations as a Litmus Test for True Leadership

Leonard Bloksberg.

13. Wealth Creation - The Church, Its Theology, Ethics and Business Practice

Abraham Chikasa.

Section Three - Faithful futures Impacting Society.

14. Agreement while aggrieved. Negotiating business in conflict and post conflict settings

Jock Noble.

15. Mining faith to settle conflict: Bringing dispute to the surface in a resolvable fashion

Maclean Ndabezinhle Dlodlo.

16. Using Faith Based Methods to Combat Workplace Bullying in Africa

Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah.

17. Management of Religious Diversity in state institutions in Austria

Reiss Wolfram & Troyer Elisa.

18. Religious Literacy About Religion and Religious Diversity is Important for Business

Brian J. Grim.

19. Faith and Finance

Seamus P. Finn.

20. Marketing of Faith

Robert Kilpatrick, Louise von Sierakowski, Godfrey d’Lima, Edwina Pio.

21. Conclusion

Timothy Pratt, Edwina Pio & Robert Kilpatrick.

Biography

Edwina Pio is New Zealand’s first Professor of Diversity, and University Director of Diversity at Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa/New Zealand. A Fulbright alumna, recipient of a Royal Society Medal and a Duke of Edinburgh fellowship, she is a trustee of the national Religious Diversity Centre, New Zealand.  

Robert Kilpatrick has travelled extensively in his work in both international mission and aid and development. For several years he co-chaired the Joint Learning Initiative of Local Faith Communities. 

Timothy Pratt serves as lead chaplain at the University of Auckland and has a background in management and governance of civil society, or non-profit organisations. He chairs the Global Fellowship of Christian Youth.