ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyses the effects of the religious composition of a country and its proportion of religiously active inhabitants on two dimensions of career success – positive impact and financial success. It explores the faith development of Angela Merkel, German chancellor, across her lifetime. The book analyses the management of bodies of female managers in a Muslim-majority society – Indonesia. It reviews of literature on occupational stress, organisational culture and business ethics, and argues that there are gaps in how business seeks to eliminate stress from the workplace. The book focuses on the ancient Indian philosophy of Vedanta to suggest one such alternative principle. It describes a framework and hypotheses on German employers’ attitudes concerning faith and spirituality at work. The book discusses ownership and accountability to trust, purpose to mission and regulatory compliance to polity, through faith-based and secular non-profit organisations.
