Religion and Entrepreneurship

Abstract

This research offering that religional beliefs affects entrepreneurial behaviors through social values is done by literature review. Religion phenomenon, which is accepted as a sociological issue and religion institute is thought to affect entrepreneurship within frames of new institutional approach of sociology. Within this frame a milestone in almost each area of cultural life which is called axial age is presented firstly. Then today’s popular religional beliefs are questioned respectively. Within this frame Hinduism, Budhism, Judaism, Christianism, and Islam perpectives were observed according to entrepreneurship. This research which handles present religions tackles  and explains the issue from the point of the effect of religion on autonomy, risk taking, innovativeness, creativeness. The research is designed and conducted within frames of Ajzen’s (1991:108) theory of planned behaviors.

Keywords

• Religion,Entrepreneurship,Axial Era,Budhism,Hinduism

Din ve Girişimcilik

Abstract

Dini inanışların değerler yoluyla girişimsel davranışlar üzerinde etki oluşturabileceğini öneren bu çalışma literatür taraması yöntemiyle yapılmıştır. Sosyolojik bir olgu olan din olgusu ve kurumunun yeni kurumsal kuram çerçevesinde bireylerin girişimcilik davranışları üzerinde etkili olabileceği düşünülmüştür. Bu çerçevede ilk olarak eksen çağı olarak adlandırılan ve kültürel yaşamın hemen hemen bütün alanlarında bir dönüm noktası olarak kabul edilen bir dönem irdelenmiştir. Müteakiben günümüzde yaygınlığı açısından öne çıkan dini inanışlar sırasıyla irdelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede Eksen çağından sonra Hinduizm, Budizm, Yahudilik, Hıristiyanlık ve İslamiyet açısından girişimcilik irdelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Günümüzde  mevcut yaygın dinlerin ele alındığı bu çalışma dini inanışların özerklik, risk alma, yenilikçilik ve yaratıcılık davranışları üzerindeki etkileri yoluyla girişimcilik davranışlarını yorumlamaya çalışmıştır. Araştırma Ajzen’in (1991:108) planlanmış davranışlar kuramı çerçevesinde dizayn edilmiş ve uygulanmıştır.

Keywords

• Din,Girişimcilik,Eksen Çağı,Budizm,Hinduizm

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