Abstract
Business operating decisions and procedures can differ depending on the religious beliefs of either employees or customers. We provide examples of religion affecting operations in the topical areas of location, layout, shift scheduling, and operational compliance, among others. These issues are especially salient for global corporations extending operations overseas utilizing expatriate management.
Highlights
IntroductionConsider the following scenario affecting operational compliance in a business situation
Consider the following scenario affecting operational compliance in a business situation.The decision maker is an expatriate U.S.-based operations manager working in a Malaysian factory only 80 miles from the capital, Kuala Lumpur
A Particularist views this reasoning as suspect. This viewpoint states that culture, laws, or geography may militate against operational replication
Summary
Consider the following scenario affecting operational compliance in a business situation. Religion has been a central organizing principle for economic activity in general, and a cause for operations management and supply chain practices in particular This has been true in widely disparate regions of the world. Africa: The construction of the over 100 Egyptian pyramids far found required a large, though unknown, percentage of GDP, required operational techniques normal life did not, and caused the need for labor specialization and supply chain operations (moving from quarry to placement and stacking of multi-ton stones) It impacted location decisions as well, as a fairly recent find of the “workers village” indicates a city dedicated to housing up to 20,000 full-time pyramid construction workers over the course of several projects (National Geographic 2016). Examples are provided on the effect the major organized religions of Islam, Judaism, Confuscianism, and Christianity have on business operations
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