基督教精神与现代企业文化-外国语言学与应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

Classified Index: G04 U.D.C.: 008 Graduation Thesis for the M. A. Degree THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN CORPORATE CULTURE Candidate:L Candidate: Li Huawei Supervisor: Prof. Liu Ch Academic Degree Applied for: Master of Ar Specialty: Foreign Lin Affiliation: Dept. of For Date of Oral Examination: June 28, 200 Degree Conferring Institution : Harbin Instit ts guistics and Applied Linguistics eign Languages 6 ute of Technology HIT Graduation HIT Graduation Thesis for the MA Degree -I- -I- 摘要 本文欲通过理论分析及例证来阐明基督教对现代商业社会及企业文化的 潜在的及现实已存的影响。 首先，本文从宏观角度指出宗教尤其是基督教对西方现代经济发展存在重 要的积极影响。其次，介绍了企业文化的内涵。再次，论文从基督教视角考察 了西方典型大企业的企业文化特征，包括时间概念，核心理念的重要性，以及 企业发展的矛盾演化过程，等等。继而，论文以《旧约》中先知重建圣城过程 中的管理模式为例，指出在《圣经》中存在的现代管理科学的身影。与此同时， 论文指出《圣经》中管理者的概念及仆人式领导的观念对现代商业的管理和领 导观念具有重要的启迪，并且仆人式领导的概念已经在西方业界产生了持续影 响。尔后，论文考察了在基督教 “世界创造、人类堕落、神的救赎”教义框架 中产生的世界观和人性观及在此基础上形成的基督教对商业活动、商业组织的 理解，指出在基督教理念中商业活动的正当性及其有限性，进而论文引出对基 督教商业和工作伦理的探讨。最后本文采用有关基督徒企业的统计数据和具体 的事例来表明基督教因素在现代商业社会及企业中存在的积极影响。以上论证 表明基督教信仰对商业和企业文化的影响不仅从基督教教义角度出发在理论上 具有不可回避的内在性，而且已经成为一个值得关注的社会现实。 关键词 基督教；企业文化；商业；圣经 -II- -II- Abstract This paper explores the currently existing and potentially possible Christian influence on business and corporate culture today from both theoretical and empirical approaches. First, the paper briefly discusses the relationship between the economic well-being and religion. After clarifying the concept of corporate culture, this paper examines the core values and shared beliefs of some successful modern corporations in comparison with Christianity ideology. Then, management science is discussed within the context of Bible with an example from Nehemiah. After this, the ideas of stewardship and servant leadership, a fashion in leadership theories originated in the Bible, are discussed. Then the paper explores the Christian theological understanding of business and hence Christian work and business ethics, and a case is presented of a company carrying out ethical decision in line with Christian principles. Finally, both a