Micro, Meso and Macro Level Findings of Religion in the Workplace
Time: August 12, Monday, 1:15 - 2:45 PM Central Time
Location: Marriot – Miami (5th Floor) - 540 N Michigan Ave
Panelists: Helen Chung, Denise Daniels, Annie Kato, Derek Lief
Division Sponsors: MSR
Religion is one of, if not the most important part of many employees' identities. Because faith-based values, practices, and assumptions inform many customer and employee behaviors within organizational settings, it is productive to consider religion's implications across multiple levels of analysis within the organization. Structured around micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis, this symposium asks and addresses relevant questions about the role of religion at work. For example:
- What are the differences between internalized and externalized faith at work and how do they affect employee outcomes? Further, how do these differ between managers and their employees if at all?
- What are the effects of religious employee resource groups (RERGs) on employees and how do they impact organizational outcomes?
- How does religion as a basis of employee-firm identity alignment affect employees' sense of calling in their work?
- How does a firm's decision to emphasize its religious identity affect the employer-employee match or the terms of that match?
- How does Christian certification affect employee affinity towards firms?
If these questions intrigue you, we would like to invite you to join us at the upcoming Academy of Management annual conference for an MSR symposium that will address these topics as well as directions for future research.
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Denise Daniels, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Assoc. VP for Strategic Initiatives
Seattle Pacific University
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