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Management and the Gospel

Luke's Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries [Hardback]

by B. Dyck

Author
B. Dyck
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
January 2013

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The goals of Management and the Gospel: Luke's Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries may appear to be simple: it describes what management theory and practice looked like in the first century, uses this as a lens to examine what the Gospel of Luke says about management, and draws out implications for today.

However, this exciting new volume is quite profound in finding that management is a dominant theme in the Gospel, that its message is consistently counter-cultural, and that Luke contains a four-phase 'how to' process model to help readers to implement change. Readers will acquire a new way to understand the Gospel as well as the moral foundations of modern management.

BRUNO DYCK has developed a reputation as a leading scholar in the intersection of management theory and religion. His research interests include developing management theory and practice that is not primarily based on materialism and individualism, organizational change and learning, the role of values in management theory and practice, and the implications of religious writings for contemporary management theory and practice His research has appeared in leading secular journals (such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics) and also in specialty journals (such as the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Journal Management History, Review of Religious Research). He is coauthor on two textbooks with Mitch Neubert on Management and Organizational Behavior. Bruno earned his PhD in Business at the University of Alberta, and has been a professor of organization theory in the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba since 1990.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
Overview of this Book
A Short Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
Managers, Goods & Service Producing Organizations, and First-century Palestine

PART II: PROBLEM RECOGNITION: HOW INTERPRETING LUKE VIA A FIRST-CENTURY MANAGEMENT LENS CHALLENGES THE CONVENTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS OF TWO KEY PARABLES
A Three-dimensional First-century Lens for Understanding of Management
Interpreting Luke's 'Parable of the Shrewd Manager' via a First Century Lens
Interpreting Luke's 'Parable of the Ten Pounds' via a First Century Lens

PART III: ACTION RESPONSE: PERFORMING A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF PASSAGES IN LUKE RELATED TO EACH OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONS OF THE FIRST-CENTURY MANAGEMENT LENS
Passages about Managing Relationships within Organizations
Passages about Managing Money
Passages about Managing Relationship between Organizations

PART IV: NEW WAY OF SEEING: MANAGEMENT, THE KINGDOM OF GOD, SALVATION, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Kingdom of God is Enacted and Manifest in Organizational Settings
Salvation is Facilitated when Organizations Save People from Oppression and
Save People for Working in Liberating Structures and Systems
Holy Spirit is Key to Salvific Kingdom of God Management

PART V: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: A FOUR-PHASE 'HOW TO' PROCESS MODEL FOR PUTTING INTO PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOUND IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
A Four-phase Process Model Embedded in Luke's Journey Narrative
Luke's Three 'Forward' Cycles through the Four-phase Process Model
Luke's Three 'Reverse' Cycles through the Four-phase Process Model

PART VI: IMPLICATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE
Managing Relationships within Organizations: Organization Structure, Motivation and Leadership
Managing Money: Economics, Finance and Accounting
Managing Relationships between Organizations: Strategy

Concluding Thoughts
References
Appendix A: Background Regarding the Chiasm in Luke's Journey Narrative
Appendix B: Usage of kurios [Lord] in Luke to describe God and Jesus