Question

CASE STUDY: Purity of Spirit: Tom’s of Maine

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1. How should management accommodate a variety of conflicting spiritual perspectives in the workplace?

2. Tom Chappell created a spiritual framework for Tom’s of Maine, a family-owned business. Can such a framework be created for a publicly traded company? What differences might there be in its effects?

3. To what extent is Tom Chappell’s spiritual perspective responsible for the company’s organizational culture and the company’s successes and/or failures?

4. What risks might a company encounter when encouraging the expression of spiritual values in the workplace? What advantages does it gain?

Answer 1

1. How should management accommodate a variety of conflicting spiritual perspectives in the workplace?

The law enforces employers to accommodate request in relation to religion that is within reason. If the request does not cause hardship on the company it is within reason. The key is to practice equal basis by the company for all religious beliefs.

2. Tom Chappell created a spiritual framework for Tom’s of Maine, a family – owned business. Can such a framework be created for a publicly traded company? What differences might there be in its effects?

In a publicly traded company, spiritual framework can become unseen when it is trying to be created. This happens because there is only one main goal from many stockholders. This goal is to make as much profit as possible. Setting to the side or changing the values of spiritual beliefs often happens when the big picture is to profit, profit, profit.

3. To what extent is Tom Chappell’s spiritual perspective responsible for the company’s organizational culture and the company’s success and/or failures?

The organizational culture of the company along with the success of the company is due to the devotion and dedication of one person, Tom Chappell. Maintaining trust and respect by standing to is word and not relocate the location of his company. Community involvement was maintained as well. Not only was he involved with the community he made sure that the employees ware as well.