I was given a copy of “Doing Virtuous Business” by Theodore Roosevelt Mallock and published by Thomas Nelson to read and review. I don’t usually read books about economics but found this one interesting because my husband and I are small business owners and Christians. We have found in the last few years that many of the “motivational” business speakers have an “all about me” attitude. They talk about “getting everything you want right now.” I haven’t once heard a speaker stress the importance of ethics in business. Since it’s our personal goal to honor Christ first and foremost in our lives and work, it’s important to us that we operate ethically in all regards and then have a successful business.
Mallock’s book is a refreshing approach to the concept that spiritual capital as a product of virtue in the context of western capitalism, Judeo-Christian culture and faith. It illustrates case studies where companies operate with virtue, leadership, courage, patience, perseverance, discipline, justice, forgiveness, compassion, humility, and gratitude form the foundation of spiritual capital and in turn, the very foundation of profitable capitalism.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to be in business. As a Christian, it’s a motivational and practical look at what needs to be the most important things in the company. Additionally, it offers the encouragement that honoring what is most important in faith; you will not only have a profitable business but a clean conscience as well.
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