Religious Doctrines and their Influence on Entrepreneurship
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“There are those who say that Religion and entrepreneurship do not mix. With this book, Fiet shatters this myth. For many entrepreneurs, their faith has been a central influence in shaping their worldviews. This book provides an excellent resource for pursuing such inquiries.”
— Lowell Busenitz, Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship, University of Oklahoma, United States
“Professor Fiet examines what effect a belief system would have on entrepreneurial outcomes, while providing his own rationale. He is quick to point out that readers could differ. However, the framework offered by Fiet’s book could greatly reduce confusion about where disagreements exist.”
— Jeffery S. McMullen, David H. Jacobs Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Indiana University, United States
“Professor Fiet advances the field from a general understanding of religion to a specific application of the different doctrines withinand between different religions. This book makes an important contribution to the future of scholarship by highlighting how and why these distinctions matter. It provides a comprehensive, provocative, and even controversial analysis of the role of religion in entrepreneurship.”
— Brett Smith, Founder Director, L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith & Entrepreneurship) Research Center, Miami University, United States
This book explores how religious doctrines influence launching a new venture. It is not an examination of doctrinal veracity. Rather, it examines how entrepreneurs see their work, assuming they receive what they expect from their doctrines. More than 100 years ago, Max Weber pitted Protestantism against Hinduism. The current study is a multifactorial examination that updates Weber’s initial findings.
James O. Fiet is the Brown-Forman Chair in Entrepreneurship and Professor of Management at the University of Louisville, USA. He founded both the entrepreneurship PhD program and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Research. He is in the top 1% of all entrepreneurship researchers world-wide with more than 63,000 research reads.
This book explores how religious doctrines influence launching a new venture. It examines 16 Christian denominations and 9 world religions and how they would reasonably be expected to apply more than 20 distinct doctrines each to entrepreneurship. It is not an examination of doctrinal veracity because adherents have confidence in their beliefs. Rather, it examines how they will evaluate the attractiveness of entrepreneurship through the lenses of their beliefs, assuming they receive what they expect. More than 100 years ago, Max Weber pitted Protestantism against Hinduism in a single hypothesis. The current study is a multifactorial examination that covers the world’s major religions, as well as most of their doctrines. It is the first comprehensive examination of how entrepreneurs view the world through the lenses of their religious doctrines, which represent the formalization of their most deeply held beliefs.
Compares the doctrinal rankings across denominations First book to explore the impact of faith on entrepreneurial effectiveness Ranks the entrepreneurial effectiveness of the doctrines of 16 Christian denominations and 9 world religions
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“There are those who say that Religion and entrepreneurship do not mix. With this book, Fiet shatters this myth. For many entrepreneurs, their faith has been a central influence in shaping their worldviews. This book effectively discusses the beliefs of nine world religions and 16 Christian denominations. These religious foundations often impact the pursuit of entrepreneurship, both positively and negatively. Whether you are a practitioner or researcher seeking to better understand entrepreneurs and the decisions they make, examining their religious beliefs can lead to important insights. This book provides an excellent resource for pursuing such inquiries.” (Lowell Busenitz is a Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship at the University of Oklahoma at United States)
“James Fiet’s Religious Doctrines and their Influence on Entrepreneurship offers a comprehensive examination of the possible effects of the religious doctrines and philosophies of sixteen Christian denominations and nine world religions. Not since Max Weber’s work over a century ago have we seen such a systematic approach to the topic of religious systems and entrepreneurship. By examining the doctrines and philosophies of each religious perspective, Professor Fiet seeks to determine the effects that beliefs shaped by these systems of thought would have on an entrepreneur’s expectations. It is important to note that this book is not assessing the veracity of truth claims, nor is it providing an assessment of whether each religion’s adherents live the doctrines and philosophies they espouse. Instead, Professor Fiet seeks to examine systematically what effect the belief system, if followed with conviction, would have on entrepreneurial outcomes, while providing his own rationale for the effect of these religious perspectives on these outcomes. He is quick to point out that readers could differ in their rationale, and they are likely to do so, depending on their own interpretation of these doctrines and philosophies and their own explanations and predictions of how and why these beliefs will shape outcomes. However, the framework offered by Fiet’s book could greatly reduce confusion about where disagreements exist and help us to distinguish the effects of belief systems on entrepreneurship from the effects of faith on entrepreneurship. Therefore, I recommend the book to anyone interested in entrepreneurship and the effects of religious beliefs on it, but I also recommend the book to anyone who is simply curious about the doctrinal differences in these denominations and religions. After reading the book, I now have a better understanding of the belief systems of some of my family and friends.” (Jeffery S. McMullen, David H. Jacobs Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States)
“With the advent of the theological turn to entrepreneurship research, Jim Fiet advances the field from a general understanding of religion to a specific application of the different doctrines within and between different religions. This book makes an important contribution to the future of scholarship by highlighting how and why these distinctions matter for the study of entrepreneurship. It provides a comprehensive, provocative, and even controversial analysis of the role of religion in entrepreneurship. “ (Dr. Brett Smith, Founder Director - L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith & Entrepreneurship) Research Center, Miami University, United States)
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