Case Name :      Mundell & Associates, Inc.; Managing When Faith Really Matters

Authors :           Jeanne G Buckeye, John B Gallagher, Elizabeth Garlow

Source :             North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

Case ID :            NA0148

Discipline :        Organizational Behavior

Case Length :    15 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The owner of Mundell & Associates is making plans to embark on a significant remake of the company culture. To that end, he is considering specific, concrete changes in company policies and practices in order to more fully embed his faith convictions and spiritual values in the culture of the company and the consciousness of employees. Those values have always been present and active in shaping the business; the company is one of the largest companies participating in the Economy of Communion (EOC) project, a worldwide, faith-based, effort to humanize economic activity through use of thoughtful business practices and profit redistribution. The owner is convinced that being an EOC company requires more than sharing profits or following particular practices. It means being an actual community, one marked by the involvement and engagement of all employees. The way forward is not at all clear and so the owner, and students, must consider several possible options, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different organizational behavior approaches, and devise a concrete course of action.