Can We Take the Religion out of Religious Decision-Making? The Case of Quaker Business Method

Rachel Muers; Nicholas Burton

doi:10.1007/s40926-018-0095-0

Can We Take the Religion out of Religious Decision-Making? The Case of Quaker Business Method

Rachel Muers, Nicholas Burton

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy

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Abstract

In this paper, we explore the philosophical and theological issues that arise when a ‘religious’ process of decision-making, which is normally taken to require specific theological commitments both for its successful use and for its coherent explanation, is transferred into ‘secular’ contexts in which such theological commitments are not shared. Using the example of Quaker Business Method, we show how such a move provokes new theological questions, as well as questions for management studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	363-374
Number of pages	12
Journal	Philosophy of Management
Volume	18
Early online date	28 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40926-018-0095-0
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019

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