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Although considerable work has been done on the measurement of religious values and beliefs, little is understood about their effect on managerial values and decision making. This paper reports on theoretical work by the authors identifying Christian religious beliefs that might affect managerial decision making; it also reports the results of empirical work validating five scales of religious beliefs that might affect managerial decision making. Future research directions are proposed.
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Van Buren III, H.J., Agle, B.R. Measuring Christian Beliefs that Affect Managerial Decision-Making: A Beginning. International Journal of Value-Based Management 11, 159–177 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007718425710
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