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Culture and religious belief

  • 1.  Culture and religious belief

    Posted 06-29-2010 09:43
    Dear colleagues,

    Reading this recently published paper,

    The India Way: Lessons for the U.S., by Peter Cappelli, Harbir Singh, Jitendra Singh, and Michael Useem, Academy of Management Perspectives May 2010

    I was struck by the significance of religious belief in the managerial/organizational practices described - yet there is only one mention of religion [in a footnote, hmm], one passing reference to belief, and no mention whatsoever of spirituality. The authors do give some credit to the idea of culture, though. I'm a little puzzled by this and don't quite know what to make of it - does anyone have a sense of why the authors chose this approach?

    Best wishes, scott

    Scott Taylor (Dr), senior lecturer in leadership studies
    Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PU, UK
    scott.taylor@exeter.ac.uk; +44 (0)1392 722569

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