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. …

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 …

The mission of a job does not only affect the type of worker attracted to an organisation, but may also provide … them to either a prosocial or a commercial job. Our data suggest that the mission of a job itself has a performance … enhancing motivational impact on particular individuals only, i.e., workers with a prosocial attitude. However, the mission is …

: meaning at work; and in particular, meaning at work induced by job mission. We provide empirical evidence of the importance of … show show that preferences for meaning at work, particularly meaning induced by job mission, explain gender differences in … segregation and of the consequences of corporate mission and purpose. …

motivations and the implications on the mission, the governance and the accountability of companies. Moreover, the theoretical … nurtures the coherence among the mission-governance and accountability model. Specifically, the analysis confirms the … propositions drawn from the literature review relative to the fact that the coherence among mission, governance and accountability …

motive for starting up a business and the second group (251 respondents) consisted of entrepreneurs who featured mission as … in innovativeness between the entrepreneurs motivated by money and the entrepreneurs motivated by mission. Regardless of …

laboratory experiment in which the choice of the job characteristics (i.e., the mission) is part of the compensation package that … and non-monetary incentives imperfect. These findings have implications for the design of incentives in mission …-oriented organizations and contribute to our understanding of job satisfaction and wage differentials across organizations and sectors. …