Religion and the Workplace

Informationen zum Autor Dr Douglas A. Hicks is Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Virginia. He is author of Inequality and Christian Ethics, published by Cambridge University Press in 2000. His articles have appeared in The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Religious Ethics, World Development, and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies and he contributed to the CD-ROM On Common Ground: World Religions in America. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he is an editor, with J. Thomas Wren and Terry L. Price, of the three-volume reference work The International Library of Leadership. Zusammenfassung How can company leaders and employees negotiate their different religious and spiritual commitments in the workplace? At a time of international debate over religious conflict and tolerance! workforces in various parts of the world are more diverse than ever before. This book analyzes the situation and proposes constructive solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Analyzing Current Realities: 1. The changing American context; 2. The corporate interest in spirituality; 3. Which spirituality in the workplace?; 4. Conflicts at work: is religion distinctive?; Part II. Mapping Religion and the Workplace: 5. Being religious differently; 6. Religions of the workplace; 7. Comparative contexts: India and Singapore; Part III. Constructing Respectful Pluralism: 8. Respectful pluralism at work; 9. Leadership for a pluralistic workplace; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Hicks Douglas a., Douglas A. Hicks, Hicks Douglas A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521529600
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52960-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, comparative religion, RELIGION / Theology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, Business & management, Theology, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Religious social & pastoral thought & activity