Religion and ethics / guest editor: Craig S. Galbraith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galbraith, Craig.

Series:

Journal of Enterprising Communities: people and places in the global economy ; 1, no. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business ethics.

Professional ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Emerald Group Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issue of religious belief and its role in economic activity, entrepreneurial behavior, attitudes toward work and capital, and the formation of markets has been generally ignored throughout the disciplines of management and economics. This e-book brings together papers that illustrate our increasing effort to understand the complex calculus between the forces that frame economic and firm behavior and the cultural and moral foundations that emanate from our notions of religion, spirituality and belief. Together with theoretical papers examining the impact of religious orientation on percepti

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; Market justice, religious orientation, and entrepreneurial attitudes; Ifa, the deity of wisdom, and importance of work among the Yoruba people; A humility-based enterprising community: the Amish people in Lancaster County; The overlooked rugged communitarians of Ireland; Religion and entrepreneurship in New Zealand; The modern Weberian thesis: a short review of the literature; An empirical note on entrepreneurial activity, intrinsic religiosity and economic growth; Book review

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-92912-X

9786610929122

1-84663-475-X

OCLC:

191818270