Smith, T.B., McCullough M.E., and Poll, J., (2003), “Religiousness and Depression: Evidence for a Main Effect and the Moderating Influence of Stressful Life Events,” Psychological Bulletin 129(4):614-636. How an entrepreneur practices their business or the rules they follow, their ethics and guidelines, some of this can be attributed to their religion. How come that they feel that they have a comprehensive understanding of a completely different culture, not paying attention to its religion? Work is like a prayer, … Walker, L. J. and R. C. Pitts: 1998, ‘Naturalistic Conceptions of Moral Maturity’, Development Psychology Emmons, R.A., (1999), “Striving for the Sacred: Personal Goals, Life Meaning, and Religion,” Journal of Social Issues, 64, No. 18, No. The reason: what you call “morals” they call “religion”. You are taken by your word and you want to be so, and as a consequence your word is the value by which you have to stand. Ethics deals with ideas such as Right, Good and Duty and these concepts were discussed in ancient Greece by Plato and … Buddhists follow the teachings of Buddha to help with their ethics in business. The world became open for change. Scott J. Vitell. This is my approach in this lecture. This website is work in progress. Indeed, religiosity affords a background, against which the ethical nature of business, including marketing and consumer behavior, can be interpreted. 1, 19- 36. … 38, 91-96. Language, the words we speak, appear to have a binding force, in the first place towards ourselves. They are two sides of the same coin. Google Scholar. and Consumer Ethics: A Review Because for him being without religion means also being without respect and being morally indifferent. While religion definitely does have something to offer business, especially business ethics, it is only recently that empirical research linking religiosity and business ethics has been conducted. In one person’s understanding you may not laugh at each other, being friends, whereas another person may allow irony or even sarcasm as part of friendship. True. The very word corporation was first used for the monasteries. Editorial board: Joost Grootkormelink, Bertien Broekhans, Otto Kroesen and Caroline Nevejan. Actually what are we talking about if we talk about “values” like respect? All contributing authors are owner of their work. 49, 87-96. 27, No. Hill, Peter C. and Ralph W. Hood, Jr. (1999), Measures of Religiosity, Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press. Ferrell, O.C. 1 &2, 89-102. 4, No. Kidwell, J.M., Stevens, R.E., and Bethke, A.L., (1986), “Differences in Ethical Perceptions Between Male and Female Managers: Myth or Reality?” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 80, No. This can lead to awkward misunderstandings. 2, 101-112. Therefore, religion has no real to play in ethics (general) but a role to play in the ethics that is found in religions. In 1949 Culliton noted that “… religion has something to offer business” (Culliton, 1949, p. 265). 55, No. Journal of Business Ethics Home Health Care Management and Practice 19 (5):350-355. You cannot avoid to be obedient to some value or another. Vitell, Scott J., Joseph G. P. Paolillo and Jatinder Singh (2006), “The Role of Money and Religiosity in Determining Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs,” Journal of Business Ethics, 64 (March II), 117-124. 1, 69-86. This can lead to awkward misunderstandings. 43, No. In a rational or naturalistic account of values they are mostly understood as construed by ourselves. 15, No. Wilkes, R.E., Burnett, J.J., and Howell, R.D., (1986), “On the Meaning and Measurement of Religiosity in Consumer Research,” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. Since in business we need strong people we cannot do away with such a binding force. Aquino, Karl and Americus Reed II (2002), “The Self Importance of Moral Identity,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83 (6), 1423-1440. Vitell, Scott J., Jatinder Singh and Joseph G. P. Paolillo (2007), “Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs: The Roles of Money, Religiosity and Attitude toward Business,” Journal of Business Ethics, 73, 369-379. Often a business owner or entrepreneur may need to look or lean on their religion to deal with the hurdles of their business. Weaver, J.R., Agle, B., (2002), “Religiosity and Ethical Behavior in Organizations: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective,” Academy of Management Review, Vol. Magill, G.: 1992, `Theology in Business Ethics: Appealing to the Religious Imagination', Journal of Business Ethics 27, No. and Moore, C.W. These characteristics can be tied into ethics, but they do not have to be. PubMed Google Scholar. This binding force of the words we speak ourselves is our spirituality, our religion. Religion does have a role to play in developing a sense of ethics, but it is rather limited. 412-432. In: Raymond F. Paloutzian and Crystal L. Park (eds) The Handbook of Religion and Spirituality. Hegarty, W. Harvey and Henry P. Sims Jr. (1979), “Organizational Philosophy, Policies, and Objectives Related to Unethical Decision Behavior: A Laboratory Experiment,” Journal of Applied Psychology, 64 (June): 331-338. Singhapakdi Anusorn, Janet K. Marta, Kumar Rallapalli and C. P. Rao (2000) Toward an Understanding of Religiousness and Marketing Ethics: An Empirical Study. (2004), Religious Intensity, Evangelical Christianity, and Business Ethics: An Empirical Study, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. The German sociologist argued that the Protestant work ethic was an important factor for the birth of capitalism in Northern Europe. Religion’s role in business is less certain today; we are perhaps more likely to see a universal, secular code of ethics develop than to see religion serve as common … And don’t run away if that comes with a price! Journal of Business Ethics 27 (October II), 305-319. 6, 489-493. Clark James W., Lyndon E. Dawson (1996) Personal Religiousness and Ethical Judgments: An Empirical Analysis. Sapp, G. L. and S. T. Gladding (1989), “Correlates of Religious Orientation, Religiosity and Moral Judgment,” Counseling and Values, 33, 140-145.