I am spending a few days at an upscale boutique hotel near Vancouver, BC. It is a small property with about 20 rooms. It is well maintained and operated. The staff is friendly, helpful, and efficient.
One thing struck me as odd. There are these little green plastic frogs all over the room. I asked the front desk why they were there. I was told that the owners are from India and are devout Hindus.
When they came to North America they asked their god (who is represented by a frog) to bless their financial endeavors. The hotel has been successful. So they thank him by putting out green frogs daily in each room to remind their god of how they appreciate his blessing (and for it to continue on a daily basis).
This is an interesting an example of how religion can impact business.
Professor Yamamori is adding TGOB to the syllabus for MB755: Holistic Mission and the Use of Business in Global Outreach. This is a course he teaches for M.A., D.Miss., and Ph.D. students at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY.
Although I have never met him, Dr. Yamamori is a man I respect. Food for the Hungry has been one of my favorite causes for a number of years. It provided much of the inspiration for the formation of God Farm. I am honored by and thankful for his use of my book!
The William Carey Library has added THE GODS OF BUSINESS to their distribution channel and are including it in their upcoming 2008 catalog. WCL was founded in 1969 to publish the best in current thought on world missions and publishes not only their own books but also distributes selected mission resources from other publishers. I am honored for them to include my book in their collection. Check out the WCL website for more info!
The iBook Database is giving away a signed copy of THE GODS OF BUSINESS in June, July, August, September, and October. You can register here to win yours!
I’ve mentioned before that the iBook Database is giving away signed copies of THE GODS OF BUSINESS from June through October. They now have the book featured on their home page!
So check out ibookdb.net as it is Your Online Resource for Everything Books and register here to win your autographed copy of THE GODS OF BUSINESS.
The Midwest Book Review gave THE GODS OF BUSINESS a great review today. They wrote that:
Written by international business expert Todd Albertson, MBA, Ph.D., The Gods of Business: The Intersection of Faith and the Marketplace is a very straightforward introduction to the basic guiding principles of the world’s major religions (Confucianism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Secular Postmodernism) and how those principles affect individual adherents, particularly in the realms of commerce and ethics. The Gods of Business spells out the a condensed yet balanced portrayal of each faith in plain terms, immediately accessible to lay readers, and is enthusiastically recommended for anyone preparing to embark upon business ventures among those of different faiths, or simply seeking to quickly grasp a better understanding of how religious diversity shapes different culture’s worldviews. “Jewish ethics are summed up in the Ten Commandments and in the philosophy of ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ The latter sounds harsh today, but it was an enormous advance on the take-no-prisoners ethics of the societies that surrounded the Jewish people in the days of Moses. The non-Jewish principle of the time was a life for an eye, and if I cannot kill you, I will get a member of your family. This was the whole basis of feuding, which was widespread even in the West until recent history.” A ‘must-have’ primer for anyone unfamiliar with basic tenets of world religions in today’s era of globalization.
The iBook Database is giving away a signed copy of THE GODS OF BUSINESS in June, July, August, September, and October. You can register here to win yours!
I am spending a few days at an upscale boutique hotel near Vancouver, BC. It is a small property with about 20 rooms. It is well maintained and operated. The staff is friendly, helpful, and efficient.
