Organizational Health Among Catholic Religious Congregations  

作　　者：Paula Benevene Michela Cortini 

机构地区：[1]Universita LUMSA, Rome, Italy [2]Universith G. d＇Annunzio of Chieti Pescara, Pescara, Italy

出　　处：《Chinese Business Review》2011年第10期895-905,共11页中国经济评论（英文版）

摘　　要：Diversity among organizations may promote a better organizational performance, and diversity management can be used as a competent strategic management conceptual framework in the governance of religious congregations, just as for other organizational forms. Catholic religious congregations are currently undergoing profound changes： They are more and more multicultural; The younger generations have a different understanding of their consecrated in comparison with the previous generations; In addition, they deal with a growing role of lay people in the Church. The study investigated the specific challenges faced by governance of religious congregations, as particular organizational form, in terms of organizational health. A semi-structured interview was administered to a sample of catholic consecrated people （n = 40）. Differences emerged among participants coming from different cultures as well as between younger and older members on their representation and perception of normative organizational control, and differences emerged also on the role and the tasks expected from leaders and followers.

关 键 词：diversity management corporate governance catholic religious congregations 

分 类 号：S828[农业科学—畜牧学] B976.1[农业科学—畜牧兽医]