Religious Diversity in the Workplace
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- Editors:
- Jawad Syed, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
- Alain Klarsfeld, Toulouse Business School
- Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
- Charmine E. J. Härtel, University of Queensland
- Date Published: December 2017
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316501733
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Employees bring their beliefs and religious values to work, and this can be a source of either positive performance or negative conflict. Social conflicts around religion impact more than societies and communities. They also impact organizations. 'Anti-religion' sentiments tend to be based on the perception that religion can be neatly separated from the 'more acceptable/palatable' spirituality, but this ignores the fact that - for most people - the two are intimately intertwined and inseparable. As religious identity is salient for a majority of the world's population, it is thus an important aspect of organizations - particularly those with a large and diverse body of employees. This handbook provides a timely and necessary analysis of religious diversity in organizations, investigating the role of national context, the intersections of religion with ethnicity and gender, and approaches to diversity management.
Read more- The diverse team of editors and contributors ensures various viewpoints and a larger pool of arguments
- Explains the institutional, ideological, cultural, national, historical and demographic context and implications of religious diversity at work
- Emphasizes religion, in addition to the Anglo-American view of spirituality and faith, without treating religion as divisive
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'This important book provides a much overdue scoping review of religion at the workplace, a matter far too often overlooked. Whilst gender, sexuality, race, have by now entered mainstream diversity management, rarely does religion feature on an organization's Head of Diversity brief. This collection remedies the lack. A must read for academics and practitioners alike.' Yochanan Altman, Middlesex University and The Open University of Hong Kong
See more reviews'This book is a tour de force. Not only does the text explore myriad religions and the impact on organizations, the text also unveils the importance of understanding diversity management in very different socio-cultural and geo-political contexts. As a consequence, one is left in no doubt of the central role of religion in organizations, and everyday lives. Together with gender and race difference dimensions, religion is radically shaping not only management philosophy, but also international relations and spatial critiques of the political economy of development. In celebrating difference and diversity as part of organization and social theory, one wonders why religion has not been addressed before. This book corrects this.' Beverly Dawn Metcalfe, American University of Beirut
'Recent terrorist attacks in several countries have tested our tolerance of religious diversity. This edited volume written by prominent diversity scholars is particularly timely in enlightening our understanding of spirituality and religion at work. The contributions touch on religious misunderstandings, discrimination, conflicts, and accommodating religious diversity in the workplace.' Eddy Ng, F. C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
'Religious Diversity in the Workplace treads boldly where many fear to go, thoughtfully raising the role and impact of religion and growing religious diversity at work. Yet go we must, if companies want to flourish at home and abroad in today's global marketplace. The editors and contributors offer a welcome and illuminating guided tour - for both scholars and practitioners - of a wide range of perspectives and insights into religious diversity in the workplace, and why it matters now than more than ever.' David W. Miller, Director, Princeton University Faith and Work Initiative, and author of God at Work: the History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement
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- Date Published: December 2017
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316501733
- length: 468 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 151 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.82kg
- contains: 5 b/w illus. 19 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction: the complex interface of work and religion Jawad Syed, Alain Klarsfeld, Faith Wambur Ngunjiri and Charmine E. J. Härtel
Part I. General Frameworks and Sources of Reflection:
1. A relational perspective on religious diversity at work Jawad Syed
2. Religious diversity, identity and workplace inclusion Charmine E. J. Härtel, Jasmin C. R. Härtel and Prem Ramburuth
Part II. Religious Approaches:
3. The Christian faith and the preservation of personal identity Timothy Ewest
4. Islamic view of diversity: implications for the business world Abbas J. Ali
5. The untold, the unseen and the forgettable: Jewishness, Jews and Judaism in diversity management scholarship Alain Klarsfeld
6. National perspectives on Jews at work: contrasting Australia, France, Israel and the UK Alain Klarsfeld, Diane Bebbington, Avi Kay, Lucy Taksa, Fei Guo and Philip Mendes
7. Hinduism, religious diversity and spirituality at work in India Radha R. Sharma and Rana Haq
8. Buddhist Brahmaviharas and religious diversity at work Edwina Pio
Part III. Regional Approaches:
9. Spirituality and workplace diversity practices in Africa Kurt A. April, Thabo Makgoba and Dion A. Forster
10. The French principle of Laïcité and religious pluralism in the workplace: main findings and issues Patrick Banon and Jean-François Chanlat
11. Lessons from the academy: Concordia College's journey toward religious pluralism Jacqueline Bussie and Michelle Lelwica
12. Religious diversity in the Canadian workplace: the case of Muslims Hanifa Itani and Yusuf M. Sidani
13. Religious diversity at work in the Asia-Pacific region Edwina Pio and Timothy Pratt
Part IV. Organizational Approaches:
14. Organizational approaches to religious diversity in the workplace Timothy Ewest
15. From diverse references to diverse attitudes towards religion at work: focus on the French case Géraldine Galindo and Hédia Zannad
16. Resilient leadership and tempered radicalism: navigating the intersections of race, gender, nationality and religion Faith Wambur Ngunjiri and Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez
Index.
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