Integrating Christian living and international management

Abstract

This article investigates how Christian living and international management practice can be integrated. We argue that dualistic and reductionist conceptions of the relationship of faith and work can be observed in international management theory, and in some Christian-theological approaches to business ethics. Similarly, a separation between faith and work is adopted by certain management practitioners. However, such dualistic and reductionist conceptions are inadequate in the light of actual practice of international management. A case study revealed that international management theory and practitioners can be critiqued because of a lack of consideration of the connection between faith and management practice. A re-thinking of international management practice without the artificial separation of faith and practice is needed. This requires the development of a non-dualistic approach to Christian living and a combination of conceptual and empirical research to explore actual practice in international management contexts.

Spiritual Development of Human Resource Management (HRM) in 5G Technology Era

“…Christian theology is faced with social, humanitarian problems due to changes in the 5G era, especially in managing affected human resources. A study states that Christian living and management practices can be integrated [14]. Christian theology is indispensable to face the challenges of globalization in overcoming the elimination of human resources-humans who work, who have high spirituality, who are superior and capable of having high competitiveness.…”

“…Therefore it is necessary to strengthen spirituality to deal with dehumanization due to advanced technology and industrialization [5]. The research entitled Integrating Christian Living and International Management conclude that there are management practices shaped by Christian faith life [6]. The focus of this research is the spiritual development of human resource management in the 5G era.…”