Abstract
This paper compares and analyzes the Catholic Social Teaching, Puritan work ethic and Islamic ethic of medieval Muslim Ahi Brotherhood of Anatolia in terms of business ethics. A high level of similarity can be found between Catholic social teaching (CST) and a branch of the Islamic work ethic of Ahi movement. Islamic Ahi work ethic has also significant similarities with the historical Protestant work ethic. This similarity reveals the opportunity to cooperate and to foster a more humanitarian workplace, particularly in multi-cultural organizations both for Christians and Muslims. We can argue that many ethical problems arise in organizations as a result of a violation of ethical values and virtues. Corruption, sexual harassment, mobbing, nepotism, are direct results of the lack of such virtues. Therefore, it is possible to merge Catholic, Protestant and Islamic values to create a more humane workplace.
Highlights
This paper aims to compare and analyze the ideals of Catholic Social Teaching and medieval Ahi Brotherhood of Anatolia in terms of business ethics
We argue that Catholic social teaching and a branch of the Islamic work ethic of Ahi movement share similar values
Ahi movement was based on a strong work ethic, its spirit is much closer to Catholic Benedictines than 15th century Puritans
Summary
This paper aims to compare and analyze the ideals of Catholic Social Teaching and medieval Ahi Brotherhood of Anatolia in terms of business ethics. We argue that Catholic social teaching and a branch of the Islamic work ethic of Ahi movement share similar values. The Ahi institution was an economic, religious and military organization which shaped Turkish business life and work ethic in the medieval times (Aydın, 1993). In 1931, Pope Pius XI, in his letter; ‘The Social Order’ or ‘Quadragesimo Anno’ defined private ownership as both individual and social: a human right for self and family, and a means and obligation for serving society. The role of the Catholic believer as a co-worker of God is to help God to achieve divine plans through this-worldly activities
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