Integrating Sunday with Monday through Friday-Consistencies Between Biblical Principles and Management Theory
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND TRADE - Year 2014, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Christianity often takes a back seat to secular pursuits rather than serving as the context from which these pursuits originate. In other words, we behave much differently Monday through Friday than we do on Sunday. Part of the problem is that we as Christians sometimes fail to see the inter connectedness of our work and our faith. We know what the Bible teaches about how we should conduct ourselves, and we know what management theorists have said about how we should conduct our business. Specific theoretical and conceptual models firmly rooted in biblical principles are needed to demonstrate how Christian principles are consistent with many existing management theories. This paper takes the reader through Hind’s (1989) “Commandments of Caring,” which formed his basis for Servant Leadership, to show how these biblically derived principles can be found in existing secular management theories. Theories discussed include Taylor’s Scientific Management, House’s Path-Goal Theory, Hersey & Blanchard’s Situational Leadership andseveral others.
Authors and Affiliations
M. Kenneth Holt, Robert L. Holbrook
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP247201
- DOI -
- Views 115
- Downloads 0
Global Distribution and Supply Chain Management-A Road to Success
Even aspects of supply chain management itself have become increasingly specialized. Transportation management is becoming a specialty distinct from overall logistics management, whereas purchasing is specializing in app...
Organizational Setup & Human Resource Profile of Handicraft Industry of District Saharanpur
Saharanpur is famous for its wood-carving industry. The Shivalik range provides the raw material for the industry. Woodwork of Saharanpur is exported to various countries like Germany, U.K., USA, Canada, Kuwait, Sweden,...
MNREGA : Success and Failure
Realising the need of generating employment opportunities in the country to achieve a satisfactory rate of employment in the country, Government of India launched the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Septemb...
A Critical Apprisal of Absenteeism in an Organisation (A Case Study of Sriram Pistons and Rings Ltd., Meerut)
Workers who are away from work on recognized holidays, vacations, approved leaves of absence or leaves of absence allowed for under the collective agreement provisions would not be included in absenteeism. It is unauthor...
Business Strategies for Sustainable Growth (Application of Competitive Advantage Tool of Porter)
In this era of globalisatin, liberalisation an privatisation formulating stategies for growth has been the main focus area of top management of the firms; not only growth but sustainable of Porter propounded, “Competitiv...