St. Benedict's Rule For Business Success

by Skrabec, Quentin R., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781557533937
• ISBN10: 1557533938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Purdue Univ Pr

Summary

St. Benedict's Rule is one of a handful of documents, such as the Magna Carta and U.S. Constitution, that make up the foundation of Western civilization. Benedict's Rule is an organizational blueprint for success; Benedict's original organization is the oldest in the world, spanning more than 1,500 years. The beauty of The Rule is its organizational genius, which has wide application beyond monastic groups. The Rule is a basic textbook showing how to create and maintain effective organizations. It offers today's reader insights into some of the most difficult resource management issues in business.

Author Biography

Quentin Skrabec is a professor of business at the University of Findlay, heading up a new operations degree program

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(2)
The Rule of Benedict	3	(10)
Community as Organization	13	(16)
Opus Dei: Work and the Human Spirit	29	(13)
Leadership and the Rule	42	(13)
Benedictine Keys to Effective Organization	55	(13)
Benedictine Art of Management	68	(13)
The Benedictine Learning Organization	81	(13)
Benedictine Quality	94	(9)
The Larger Community	103	(9)
Building and Implementing a Benedictine Organization	112	(11)
Appendix: Chapter Headings in Benedict's Rule	123	(4)
The Benedictine Reader	127