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Principles Of Organization From Early Christianity Applied To Management

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… what can be learned from the early Church communities in terms of organizational structure and how those principles can be applied to a contemporary organization today.
Organizational Structure
The early Church communities existed within a hierarchical structure though in terms of faith everyone was viewed as equal—for … of the religious rites, turning parts of their homes, or their gardens, or their cemeteries into shrines for the saints or places of worship where the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass could be offered (Brown, 1981).
The faith was especially important in facilitating the organization of these ……

References

References

Brown, P. (1981). The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Daft, R. L. (2013). Organization theory & design. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

De Vries, M. F. K. (1998). Charisma in action: The transformational abilities of Virgin\\\\\\'s Richard Branson and ABB\\\\\\'s Percy Barnevik. Organizational Dynamics, 26(3), 7-21.

Henry, M. (n.d.). Acts 4 Matthew Henry\\\\\\'s Commentary. Retrieved from  http://biblehub.com/commentaries/mhc/acts/4.htm 

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Accelerate! Harvard Business Review, 90(11), 44–58.

Price, J. (2012). Structured to Flourish: Organization Design Lessons from the Early Church. Journal of Strategic Leadership, 4, 42-47.

 

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