Money, the meaning of money, management, spirituality, and religion

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-189

  Tang, Thomas Liping ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Money; Money ethic; Pay satisfaction; Protestant ethic; Religion; Spirituality; The Bible; The love of money; The meaning of money

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957721540     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766081003746448     Document Type: Article

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