A state-of-the-art overview of the field of management, spirituality and religion, comprising concise chapters written … by experts in the sub-fields and edited by recognized leaders in the field of management, spirituality and religion. …

We propose a model of religious organizations which relies on the ability of such organi-zations and personal utility … shocks. We show how religious organizations arise endogenously and characterize their features. Specifically, we find that … beliefs and participation, the relation between the size of the religion and the intensity of its members' beliefs, religious …

A state-of-the-art overview of the field of management, spirituality and religion, comprising concise chapters written … by experts in the sub-fields and edited by recognized leaders in the field of management, spirituality and religion. …

We propose a model of religious organizations which relies on the ability of such organi-zations and personal utility … shocks. We show how religious organizations arise endogenously and characterize their features. Specifically, we find that … beliefs and participation, the relation between the size of the religion and the intensity of its members’ beliefs, religious …

them but also a benefit for a mission they support. While their motivation may stem from working for their preferred (i ….e., the `right') mission, it may also be the principal's choice of the right mission (i.e., a mission preference match) that … motivates them. We investigate experimentally to what extent these two motivations are driving the effect of a mission on agent …

to organizations, creating either mission matches or mismatches. We overlay performance incentives to test whether they …Economic theory predicts that agents will work harder if they believe in the mission of the organization. Well … real effort experiment with participants who work directly for organizations with clear missions. Weeks before the …