Managing Religious Diversity in the Workplace

Contents: Introduction, Regine Bendl and Stefan Groeschl. Part I North America: Accommodations in religious matters: Quebec and Canadian perspectives, Sylvie St-Onge; Accommodating religious diversity in the Canadian workplace: the hijab predicament in Quebec and Ontario, Rana Haq; Spirituality meets Western medicine: Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Kathy Sanderson; Islam in American organizations: legal analysis and recommendations, Bahaudin G. Mujtaba and Frank J. Cavico. Part II Africa: Managing religious diversity in the South African workplace, Nasima Mohamed Hoosen Carrim; Practices of managing religious diversity in institutions: lessons from Uganda, Vincent Bagire and Desiderio Barungi Begumisa; Rethinking religious diversity management in schools: experience from Tanzania, Gabriel Ezekia Nduye; Are there paths towards a new social pact during the month of Ramadan? The specific case of Algerian companies, Assya Khiat, Nathalie Montargot and Farid Moukkes. Part III Middle East and Asia: Women in Islamic banks in the United Arab Emirates: tradition and modernity, Celia de Anca; Management of religious diversity by organizations in India, Radha R. Sharma and Rupali Pardasani; Managing workplace diversity of religious expressions in the Philippines, Vivien T. Supangco; Work-based religiosity support in Indonesia, Tri Wulida Afrianty, Theodora Issa and John Burgess. Part IV Europe: Religion and spirituality - the blind spot of business schools? Empirical snapshots and theoretical reflections, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Martin A. Steinbereithner; Managing Muslim employees and Islamic practices at work: exploring elements shaping policies on religious practices in Belgian organizations, Koen Van Laer; Performing religious diversity: atheist, Christian, Muslim and Hindu interactions in two German research and development companies, Jasmin Mahadevan; Conclusion: religious stimuli in the workplace and individual performance: the role of abstract mindset, Shiva Taghavi. Index.