Lecture 13: Religion u Definition: Religion is a Belief. It deals with non demonstrable events Therefore, no religion can be superior to another International Differences In Religion n Nonliterate -Oral tradition Defined -ancestor worship spirit worship magIc o glasses in Rwanda o curse at the hawaiian construction site o auspICious occasion
Lecture 13: Religion Definition: Religion is a Belief. It deals with non demonstrable events. – Therefore, no religion can be superior to another. International Differences In Religion: Nonliterate - Oral Tradition – Defined - ancestor worship, spirit worship, magic glasses in Rwanda curse at the Hawaiian construction site auspicious occasion
Religion(cont) o Nonliterate-Oral Tradition(cont) Business implications n reject the view that what they do is weird and irrational learn their systems and work with it
Religion (cont.) Nonliterate - Oral Tradition (cont.) – Business implications - reject the view that what “they” do is weird and irrational. Learn their systems and work with it
Religion(continued) Hinduism: Approximately 4500 years old Defined -as much a way of life as it is a religion Approximately 4500 years old Caste system o the basis of social division of labor n breaking down in financial /educational centers n extremely important for international managers to understand implications for effective utilization of human
Religion (continued) Hinduism: Approximately 4500 years old. – Defined - as much a way of life as it is a religion. – Approximately 4500 years old. – Caste system the basis of social division of labor breaking down in financial / educational centers. extremely important for international managers to understand. – implications for effective utilization of human resources
Religion(continued) u Hinduism (continued) Reincarnation dharma and kharma o the great bicycle race example Great intellectual heritage n tremendous foreign investment in software development Great tradition of commerce among certain castes n set up by the british to be ostracized throughout the world Some artifacts still left over from the british F
Religion (continued) Hinduism (continued) – Reincarnation, Dharma and Kharma the great bicycle race example. – Great intellectual heritage. tremendous foreign investment in software development. – Great tradition of commerce among certain castes. set up by the British to be ostracized throughout the world. – Some artifacts still left over from the British Era
Religion(continued) n Buddhism: Approximately 2500 years old Contradiction between theory and practice makes business and development possible Theravada- South-East asia Mahayana-northern asia
Religion (continued) Buddhism: Approximately 2500 years old. – Contradiction between theory and practice makes business and development possible. – Theravada - South-East Asia. – Mahayana - Northern Asia