scholarly journals Organizational Culture under Religious Influence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Religious Influence ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
Published Research

Based on a review of articles and other published research work as well as the results of the author’s research conducted in organizations operating in religiously diverse environments in Poland, this chapter examines the influence of religion on organizational culture. The most important findings of this work concern the vital role religion plays in an organization and its culture. This paper examines religion’s influence on organizational culture, which is considered as an independent variable. It proposes a model of organizational culture enriched by the channel by which religion enters the organization’s set of values and norms. The chapter consists of the following parts: the analysis of the role of religion in an organization in the light of hitherto research, cultural dimensions of religion, analytical approaches to organizational culture, the integrated model of organizational culture enhanced by the aspect of religion, and the research results confirming the influence of Catholic and Orthodox religions on organizational culture.

Test the Moderating and Mediating role of organizational culture in the relationship between servant leadership and employees performance (an analytical research of the views of a sample of employees in Al Zawraa general company)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
مصطفى حتوان رحيمة ◽  
محمد عبد احمد
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Public Company ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Deviation Coefficient ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to study the expected role of organizational culture between the servant leadership in its dimensions (support and support of employees, forgiveness, and originality) and the performance of workers in whether it is a moderating role that modifies the strength and direction of the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable or just a mechanism to transfer the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable this is called the mediating role. The targeted research sample was represented by the employees working in Al-Zawraa Public Company and the research sample reached (76) individuals of different job levels. For the purpose of collecting data for conducting statistical analyzes, the research relied on the questionnaire as a main tool, as (100) questionnaires were distributed to the employees of Al Zawraa Public Company, Al-Mansour site, Gas Department Medical and industrial. The number of retrieved questionnaires was (79), and valid for statistical analysis was (76). The data were analyzed using (AMOS) version 23 program. To achieve the research objectives, many statistical methods were used, represented by (the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression). This research reached a set of conclusions, perhaps the most important of which is inferring the fact that organizational culture plays an interactive role and an intermediate role in the relationship between servant leadership and the performance of employees.

The End of Art and the Non-End of Religion: Hegel on Aesthetics and Religion

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
David Lê
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
Per Se ◽  
End Of Art ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract While Hegel’s infamous “end of art” thesis states that art is “for us, a thing of the past” he insists that philosophy and, to a degree that is often underestimated by contemporary readers, religion endure within the structure of modern life. In this paper I aim to demonstrate how by focusing on Hegel’s claim that religion meets no end, we can come to a better understanding of how and why he thinks art does end. This will lead us away from common, but false, picture of Hegel as being indifferent (or even hostile) to art’s sensuous mode of intelligibility. Inasmuch as religion remains both necessarily sensuous and a component of social life that realizes freedom and divinity within modernity, the “problem” with art cannot be its sensuousness per se. What art ultimately finds itself unable to do, and what religion can do, is find a way to reconcile the destabilizing force of individual, subjective freedom with a jointly-held representation of who and what we are and what we value most, what Hegel calls “divinity” (das Göttliche). By countenancing the vital role of religion in Hegel’s thought, we can therefore better understand one of his most famous, and least understood philosophical claims.

Manufacturing network integration and culture: an institution-based view

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maricela C. Arellano ◽  
Cristina Sancha ◽  
Torbjørn Netland ◽  
Cristina Gimenez Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Institutional Environments ◽  
Network Integration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Manufacturing Network ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeIn pursuit of increased competitiveness, global manufacturers often seek tighter integration among the plants in their production networks. However, this is a challenging task because plants are dispersed across multiple institutional environments. Although the literature provides abundant evidence of how formal institutional environments affect the integration among plants, little is known about the role of the informal institutional environment – such as culture. In this study, the authors investigate the relationship between different dimensions of culture and manufacturing network integration.Design/methodology/approachThe authors combine survey data from the most recent International Manufacturing Strategy Survey with secondary data that capture cultural dimensions. They then analyze the responses from 581 assembly plants in 21 countries obtained from the survey using a multilevel regression model.FindingsThe study results show that plants located in masculine and long-term-oriented national cultures are associated with lower levels of integration with other plants. The results for the other four Hofstede dimensions of national culture were not statistically significant. At the level of organizational culture, the authors found that a collaborative plant environment positively relates to higher levels of network integration. They did not find statistically significant evidence for the relationship between cultural or geographical distance and network integration.Practical implicationsThis research provides managers with practical insights into the types and combinations of cultural environments that affect the integration of plants in a global network. This knowledge is useful for informing effective integration strategies and tactics.OriginalityThe authors provide new, empirical evidence of the relation between the informal institutional environments of a plant and its integration in a manufacturing network. Drawing on an institution-based view, they contribute to the literature on manufacturing networks by discussing and testing empirically the role of national and organizational culture in network integration.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Ethical Culture in Family Owned Businesses

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rahatullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Ethical Culture ◽  
Whistle Blowing ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Culture Development ◽  
Structural Mechanisms ◽  
Role Of Religion

Building an ethical culture is challenging and a basic requirement of the companies to embed transparency in their systems, creating a positive image; serving the internal and external communities. This paper based on detailed interviews of 12 family owned businesses over a period of 16 months explores how these companies build the ethical culture, identifying the ethical culture sustainability triggers, challenges and role of religion in such practices. The values, culture, community and social norms are identified as major ingredients of a sustainable ethical culture development and implementation of the ethical policies and procedures require institutional and structural mechanisms for effectiveness in family owned businesses. The findings at numerous occasions are in contrast to the literature, whereas, in other instances are similar. The religion, society, family image, the entrepreneurs themselves and their family members play a vital role. Non-interference in private matters of the employees, whistle blowing, code of ethics, training and awareness creation and a number of other factors play a leading role in ethical culture development in family businesses.  

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF RECOGNITION-BASED REWARDS ON EMPLOYEES' EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shazia Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Inferential Test ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of recognition based rewards on employees' motivation to be efficient and effective on the job as compared to usual incentives particularly the monetary ones. The study is also aimed to identify the role of these rewards on employee retention as well as their long-term effectiveness within organization. Methodology-For the purpose of study a close ended questionnaire was used to infer the relation between supervisors' recognition (independent variable) and employees' performance, their desire to remain with the organization, and their long term effectiveness in within the organization etc. (dependent variables). Al-Karam Towel Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi was selected for the study whereat sample size of 100 employees was opted for. The effect of supervisory recognition on employees was examined using chi2 inferential test. Findings-Findings of the study showed significantly positive relationship between dependent and independent variables. Practical Implications-This research work is likely to help the organizations realize the worth of recognition as a motivating factor and may persuade them to shift their focus from financial incentives to recognition-based rewards. Findings of the study are also likely to add to the information to the managers that employees of all levels along the hierarchy are influences positively by supervisory recognition for their output and working contribution, and seniority of position is no more bar to it.

Policy Implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 433-436
Author(s):  
Mark Knights
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Public Deliberation ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rule Change

This chapter offers a short summary of policy implications raised by the book’s historical research. It comments on the speed and nature of change; the importance of context and state formation; the vital role of public deliberation as well as official compliance; the politics of anti-corruption; and the socio-cultural dimensions that frame what constitutes corruption in office. It is argued that policies should be bottom-up and deliberative as well as top-down and formal; that anti-corruption is a protracted, political and contested process which involves personal, institutional and systemic issues as well as extensive public discussion of ethical questions; that rule-change is easier to achieve than culture-change but reform requires both; that the art of governance is a balance between trust and distrust of office-holders, and between formal and informal modes of accountability; and that history is useful in offering data about the process of anti-corruption and influence of the past.

“We Pray as a Family”: The Role of Religion for Resettled Karen Refugees

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 1723-1741
Author(s):  
Bertranna A. Muruthi ◽  
Savannah S. Young ◽  
Jessica Chou ◽  
Emily Janes ◽  
Maliha Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Community Building ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Family Closeness ◽  
Karen Refugees ◽  
Role Of Religion

The role of religion for resettled refugees is particularly complex and illuminating. In the context of migration, the opportunity for increased positive outcomes has the potential to play a vital role in coping with the often tumultuous migration and resettlement experiences of refugees. We share qualitative findings from 14 Karen refugees for whom religious practices are inextricably tied to resilience through family closeness and community-building. Ethnographic methods were used to deeply understand participants’ resilience, and all described their faith and trust in God as an important part of their coping with traumatic experiences before and following resettlement in the United States. Findings are focused around descriptions of overcoming adversity, continuity in chaos, and connecting with their community and family.

scholarly journals Explaining the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management between Organisation’s Characteristics and Employee’s Performance: A Public Sector Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Adnan A. S. Al-Ali ◽  
Jarrah F. Al-Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to investigate the mediating role of knowledge management between organizational culture, structure, strategy, and employee and organisational performance. There is a significant research work on Knowledge Management (KM) globally; however, there is a dearth of research in contextualizing the concept in the Middle East. Therefore, adopting a multiple case-based approach, this paper conducted 478 surveys in five public organizations in Kuwait. The results suggested that KM could mediate the impact of organizational strategy and HRD structure. Surprisingly, organizational culture emerged as the only construct that remained uninfluenced by knowledge management practices. This research makes a vital contribution to the under-researched knowledge management concept in the region and the relevant cognitive understanding of social practice in relation to the HRD. It, therefore, proposes an integrative framework which specifies the conceptual linkages between organization characteristics and potential performance.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF INNOVATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF LOCAL COMPANIES' DEVELOPMENT: AN EXAMPLE OF AZERBAIJAN

10.26458/1945 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-139
Author(s):  
Mahammad JABRAYILOV
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Good Source ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Competitive Process ◽  
Local Companies

The role of innovation is crucial for countries and businesses to gain competitive advantage. The key to success in the competitive process is to have a culture of innovation. The purpose of this study is to identify the link between innovation and cultural diversity in company management, which is one of the most important sources of competitive advantage, and to explore the role they play in company management. In this regards, a comprehensive review of innovation, cultural diversity and organizational culture has been conducted and links are established. The study concludes that innovation and cultural diversity have a major impact on innovation in companies and services.This study seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of local innovation companies in the development challenges and perspectives, while providing insights into the concepts of innovation and cultural diversity. Research work can be considered as a good source for experts, researchers, and scientists working in this field.

Foreign Policy and Religion: U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Israel

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
American People ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Zionist Movement ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
State Of Israel

Religion has played a constant role in the United States–Israel relationship. Christian and Jewish interests have shaped U.S. foreign policy, especially after the rise of the Zionist movement in the late 19th century and the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The role of religion Israel has historically depended on three interlinking factors: the influence of domestic political considerations in the calculations of American policymakers, the prominence of the Middle East in U.S. diplomatic and strategic thinking, and the beliefs and attitudes of individual policymakers, both their own religious convictions and their assessment of how important religious beliefs are to the American people. Religion has alternately strengthened and strained the U.S. relationship with the Zionist movement and the state of Israel. At some moments, such as the 1930s, religious attitudes and prejudices worked against closer cooperation. At other times, such as the Israeli–Egyptian peace summit of 1978, religious forces played a prominent role. As a state with special religious significance for many Americans, Israel provides a window into how religion functions in U.S. foreign policy, how its function has changed over time, and how religion has acted as an independent variable in political and policy outcomes.

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