Corporate Culture and Religious Rites: Implications for Organizational Development in Ilorin Metropolis
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2017
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Department Public Administration, Federal University Wukari, Wukari.
Abstract
Humans have practiced some form of religion since the dawn of
time. We have sought for solace in religion when faced by
unexplainable questions of human existence. From womb to tomb,
we are socialized into the particular beliefs that lend credence to
the events of this life. To reinforce one’s belief, rites have to be
performed by the believer often in a regularly scheduled fashion.
However, the individual is in some cases unable to carry out these
rites while at work. Here, corporate culture faces of with religion,
seeking to assert dominance over the other and have the largest
sway on the actions of the individual. It is on this basis that this
study looks into the corporate culture of organizations in Ilorin
metropolis to find out how as well as on what basis it hinders the
employees from practicing the rites of their religion as well as
how their face off affects organizational development in Ilorin
metropolis To accomplish this research plan, the study made use
of the survey method with multistage sampling used to select 350
respondents. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was
used to analyze the quantitative data. The simple percentage
method and chi square were used to analyze the quantitative data.
The study found out that Muslim employees have their rites choked out more than Christians under the yoke of corporate
culture. This research also discovered that human capital flight
occurs largely as a result of clashes with the organization’s dress
code, when attributed to religious matters. The study as well
discovered that females are robbed of their rites more than males.
Centered on these discoveries, the study recommends that
attempts should be made to reconcile an organization’s culture
with the employees’ religious needs. A happy employee will
obviously be able to contribute more to the achievement of the
organization’s goal than an unhappy one bothered by religious
infidelity.
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Religion, Rites, Corporate, Culture, Organization
Citation
Raji, A., Muhammed, A. Y., Raji, K. O., Joseph, A. O. & Raji, A. A. (2017): Corporate Culture and Religious Rites: Implications for Organizational Development in Ilorin Metropolis. Wukari Journal of Public Sector Management. 1(1); 155-172. Published by Department Public Administration, Federal University Wukari, Wukari.