Bantu Philosophy justifies a paradigm shift toward religious ontology in management

Evidence

Does Bantu Philosophy provide a paradigm shift for management sciences? Most theories of intercultural management are based on a secular interpretation that involves a separation of religion and management. This approach is somewhat accommodating, but it does not accept that the African way of religion and management go hand in hand. His research misses a religious ontological perspective, but Hofstede does integrate the religious factor into the analytical repertory of cultural dimensions. Bantu Philosophy holds that religion can be crucial as a ontological condition for African colleagues in their intercultural meeting. So when religion really matters at the deepest level and makes such a difference, there is reason for a paradigm shift within the study and practice of management. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 848

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• SEED: A potential article angle: ‘Maybe management theory needs a religious dimension — what Bantu vital force would change about how we study organizations.’