Values as Vessels of Religion?
This paper investigates if and how religion is translated through values in everyday work in three Norwegian faith-based healthcare organizations (FBHOs). It provides insights into how values translate religion in the organizational self-representations of FBHOs and the symbolic pract...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Diaconia |
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| Online Access: | https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2019.10.1.27 |
| Summary: | This paper investigates if and how religion is translated through
values in everyday work in three Norwegian faith-based healthcare organizations
(FBHOs). It provides insights into how values translate religion in the
organizational self-representations of FBHOs and the symbolic practices of
executives. Further, we analyze the use of values in organizational policy documents
and the role of values as a common ground for framing and interpreting
organizational and professional practices. We discuss the contributions of values
toward maintaining religious traditions. This study identifies ways in which
values translate and express the presence of religion while highlighting the
shortcomings of their potential role in mediating religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1869-3261 2196-9027 |