Chapter 11

International Religions

The issue of religion is inherent in who knows what is meant, if not what it means.

Chapter Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • realize the major conceptions of international religious faiths and beliefs,

  • understand the general means and ends of a religion,

  • understand the various monotheistic and nonmonotheistic religious beliefs of international religions,

  • understand the psychosocial effect of religious faith on human behavior,

  • describe the nature of individual moral and ethical beliefs in supernatural power(s),

  • analyze managerial styles on the basis of sociocultural, psychological, and behavioral characteristics of a dominated religion in a host country,

  • discuss how managers should ...

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