Integrating Christian Faith and Work

Buszka, Sharlene G.; Ewest, Timothy

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“…The findings can also benefit those engaged in both educational and social welfare policies and legislation throughout the world, as women of faith – Christian (Buszka and Ewest, 2019 Piper and Grudem,1991), Moslem (Hallward and Bekdash-Muellers, 2019; Sidani et al , 2017; Syed and Ali, 2007) and Jewish (Blumen, 2002; Caplan, 2003; Wasserman and Frenkel, 2020) navigate personal and professional identities at the intersection of the norms of their own communities and those of the general society in which they operate. First, educational programming must best prepare these women for a diverse and changing workplace.…”

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Women’s centrality of life domains: the Israeli case

Kay

Sharabi

2022

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Purpose This article aims to provide an examination of the impact of Jewish religious tradition on attitudes toward life domains among Jewish Israeli women. This is the first study of importance of life-domains among women in the ultra-Orthodox community: the fastest growing population in Israel. This population exhibits a unique occupational pattern in which women are the primary economic actors. As women are transitioning into more central occupational and economic players throughout the world, this research has both theoretical and practical implications. Design/methodology/approach In total, 567 employed Jewish Israeli women (309 secular, 138 traditional and 120 ultra-Orthodox) completed a survey about relative importance of life domains. Responses were analyzed via mean-comparison tests, ANOVA and regression analysis. Findings Surprisingly, religiosity was associated with higher lower work centrality. Work centrality was the highest among ultra-Orthodox women, and family centrality the lowest. Centrality of religion increased and centrality of leisure decreased with religiosity. No differences emerged regarding centrality of community. Research limitations/implications A limitation of this study is that attitudes toward life domains are based on one-time responses to one question. With that, the psychometric characteristics of the measure and its wide-spread use indicate its acceptability and applicability for the issue studied. Practical implications The data point to changes in the attitudes of ultra-Orthodox women toward life-domains. Those changes and the increased presence of these women at the workplace challenge both organizational and community leaders to reexamine how to best react to and benefit from the above. Social implications Ultra-orthodox society is a fundamentalist, enclave society that has, generally, been able to retain traditional internal social and familial patterns until now. However, increased exposure of community members – and particularly women – to a variety of organizations and individuals operating in them, may be contributing to changes in attitudes of those women regarding their traditional social and familial roles. Originality/value This study closes gaps in research examining the impact of religion and of gender on work attitudes. It does so among women in the fastest growing population of Israel, that exhibit a unique occupational pattern that can contribute to both theoreticians and policy planners regarding implications of the transition of women to more central economic roles.

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Women’s centrality of life domains: the Israeli case

Kay

Sharabi

2022

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“…On an individual level, a person’s religious beliefs may influence his or her behavior at work. For example, it may be assumed that a person who is dedicated to the Decalogue would be less inclined to engage in unethical behavior at work [ 93 ].…”

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Leadership, religiousness, state ownership of an enterprise and unethical pro-organizational behavior: The mediating role of organizational identification

Gigol

2021

PLoS ONE

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This study proposes a model in which organizational identification mediates the correlations among state-owned enterprises (SOEs), authentic leadership, Christian religiousness, and unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). The proposed theoretical framework is based on moral identity theory, social identity theory, and social exchange theory. We tested the hypothesized model using data (N = 389) from employees of various companies and industries in Poland. Of the respondents, 49.1% worked in SOEs. The reliability and validity of the measures were established. The correlation coefficients among the analyzed variables were obtained using the bootstrap confidence interval method. To thoroughly examine the causal relationships among the variables, covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was adopted. Path analysis was conducted and used to verify a model in which organizational identification mediated the correlations among state involvement in the ownership of an enterprise, authentic leadership, Christian religiousness, and UPB. State involvement in the ownership of an enterprise, authentic leadership, and Christian religiousness were linked to increased organizational identification, which in turn was linked to the intensification of UPB. With the level of organizational identification controlled, state ownership of an enterprise was linked to lower UPB intensity. Limitations, implications and future research directions are discussed.

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Introduction: Framing Biblical Organizational Spirituality

Henson

2022

Biblical Organizational Spirituality

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Integrating Christian Faith and Work

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Women’s centrality of life domains: the Israeli case

Women’s centrality of life domains: the Israeli case

Leadership, religiousness, state ownership of an enterprise and unethical pro-organizational behavior: The mediating role of organizational identification

Introduction: Framing Biblical Organizational Spirituality

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