“We will not pay you, but God will remunerate”: the paradox of volunteer transcendental rewards in faith-based organizations

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Coupling engagement with analytical rigor: advancing research on religion and entrepreneurship using a mechanism-based approach

“…As many point out, religious beliefs may also encourage individuals to run value-driven businesses, such as more sustainable businesses (e.g., Graafland, 2017;Rietveld & Van Burg, 2014;Mazereeuw-Van der Duijn Schouten et al, 2014) or social entrepreneurship (Cater et al, 2017). Contributing to such goals, even if not necessarily financially attractive, may be seen as equally rewarding, potentially with transcendental rewards (Faletehan & Van Burg, 2023;Gümüsay, 2018). Many social entrepreneurial ventures were indeed founded by religious individuals or organizations (Tracey, 2012).…”