Business Dilemmas and Religious Belief: An Explorative Study among Dutch Executives

Graafland, Johan; Kaptein, Muel; Schouten, Corrie Mazereeuw-van der Duijn

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“…Therefore, all possible means should be utilised to call all individuals to commit themselves to Qur'anic ethics, morals, and manners (or their own religious instructions or cultural inspirational guidance) in dealing with all elements of the environment (e.g. Brammer et al, 2007;Cui et al, 2015;Graafland et al, 2006;Hoivik and Mele, 2009;Mele, 2009;Oumlil and Balloun, 2009;Rice, 1999).…”

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“…Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and their impact upon behaviours and actions of individuals/groups for the welfare of society and environment (e.g. Beekun and Badawi, 2005;Brammer et al, 2007;Graafland et al, 2006;Hope and Jones, 2014;Kamla et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2009;Oumlil and Balloun, 2009;Platonova, 2013;Ramasamy et al, 2010;Rice, 1999Rice, , 2006Schouten et al, 2014;Srnka et al, 2007;Zulfikar 2012). Yet, there is still a lack of empirical evidence on the following: the extent to which ER ethics are promoted within divine textual messages, types of environmental themes contained within such holy texts, and implications of these ethics for business practices.…”

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“…For example, Vitell et al (2005Vitell et al ( , 2006 investigate religiosity and consumer ethics; Jamali and Sidani (2013) look at religiosity and CSR orientation; Ramasamy et al (2010) trace the relationship between religiosity, values, and support for CSR; Kennedy and Lawton (1998) explore the link between religiousness and business ethics; and Graafland et al (2006a) look at religious belief and executives' perceptions of business dilemmas. Specific groups of stakeholders have also been studied with, for example, research conducted on the impact of managers' religion on their practice of CSR (e.g., Arslan 2001) as well as on how religion and religiosity influence consumer behavior (e.g., Cornwell et al 2005, Swimberghe et al 2011.…”

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Conceptualization of CSR Among Muslim Consumers in Dubai: Evolving from Philanthropy to Ethical and Economic Orientations

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2014

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Many existing studies postulate that in developing economies philanthropy tends to dominate in the CSR orientation delivered by organizations and expected by local populations. To assess this in the emerging economy of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, we conducted a preliminary investigation of how locals are responding to the growing number of CSR initiatives that are being implemented in the Emirate. Moreover, given that scholars have argued that Islamic principles of philanthropy should guide CSR initiatives in Muslim countries, we also consider if our Emirati respondents connect CSR with Islamic philanthropy. Results from our survey of 267 local Muslim consumers in Dubai indicate that CSR is not typically equated with philanthropy. In addition, respondents displayed an appreciation of the economic benefits that CSR can generate. The implication is that organizations in Dubai no longer need to base their CSR on the platform of Islamic philanthropy as many scholars have argued. Our findings are significant for the wider Gulf region in that they suggest that in wealthy emerging nations, CSR may not be predominantly interpreted as the corporate philanthropy which is needed in poorer developing economies for the provision of infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and housing, and which in some Muslim contexts is also implemented because of local religious values.

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“…Issues related to the role of religion and spirituality in the context of business have received increasing attention in recent years (e.g., Graafland et al, 2006;Longenecker et al, 2004;Schwartz, 2006;Worden, 2005). Prior research indicates that religious training and beliefs have the potential to influence behavior by providing a framework to help distinguish between right and wrong (Kelley, 1972;Magill, 1992).…”

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The Influence of Ethics Instruction, Religiosity, and Intelligence on Cheating Behavior

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This study examines the influence of ethics instruction, religiosity, and intelligence on cheating behavior. A sample of 230 upper level, undergraduate business students had the opportunity to increase their chances of winning money in an experimental situation by falsely reporting their task performance. In general, the results indicate that students who attended worship services more frequently were less likely to cheat than those who attended worship services less frequently, but that students who had taken a course in business ethics were no less likely to cheat than students who had not taken such a course. However, the results do indicate that the extent to which taking a business ethics course influenced cheating behavior was moderated by the religiosity and intelligence of the individual student. In particular, while students who were highly religious were unlikely to cheat whether or not they had taken a business ethics course, students who were not highly religious demonstrated less cheating if they had taken a business ethics course. In addition, the extent of cheating among highly intelligent students was significantly reduced if such students had taken a course in business ethics. Likewise, individuals who were highly intelligent displayed significantly less cheating if they were also highly religious. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Business Dilemmas and Religious Belief: An Explorative Study among Dutch Executives

Abstract: business dilemmas, CSR, religious belief, standards, values,

Cited by 33 publications

References 30 publications

Qur’anic Ethics for Environmental Responsibility: Implications for Business Practice

Qur’anic Ethics for Environmental Responsibility: Implications for Business Practice

Conceptualization of CSR Among Muslim Consumers in Dubai: Evolving from Philanthropy to Ethical and Economic Orientations

The Influence of Ethics Instruction, Religiosity, and Intelligence on Cheating Behavior

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