RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

1. How can we create an ethical relationship between religion and business so that they may cooperate towards a more sustainable and respectful development of life?

A way of creating an ethical relationship between religion and business can be through the establishment of values and model or patterns of behavior while we are being taught the art of business and professional life, including the ethical standers from the family.  At the same time, the establishment of “trust” and “respect” among the different people we would be working with can also help to create and build this relationship.

2. Can you imagine a world without religion where everyone would be trying to get immediate satisfaction to their individual needs?

No, in my personal opinion and experience religion is something that has been always an important and mayor component of human history; at the same time the faith or belief about a superior or divine power (force) is vital for human existence, regardless its name is God, Ahla, or Maoma. Its part of what men is, his nature and been.

3. Religion can create networks of trust and familiarity that facilitates economic transactions. Can you name other positive aspects of this relationship?

Apart from this advantage, religion is an interesting element from which we can create healthy and interesting networks than can become profitable; another example can be the way in which certain religions such as the Judaism or Muslims act in almost every activity according to their precepts and religious parameters; the way they negotiate, they do business in general, they get married, and they are taught and raised are some examples just to mention some.

4. Do you think that stereotyping based on religion has been influenced by economical or political interests, why, whose? What is the role of The Media in this issue?

Media has been a major element on the change of the perception about religion, because with all its power, she has shown all the realities, good or bad, that each one has; at the same time this element (the Media) has the power and ability to publish and release the information according to its “personal” point of view or perception, what can be dangerous and create misperceptions and wrong stereotyping.