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Running Head: PERSONAL WORLDVIEW AND BUSINESS ETHICS
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Personal Worldview & Business Ethics Paper
Trina Tindal Allen
Liberty University BMAL 560
January 25, 2015
Dr. Christopher McChesney

PERSONAL WORLDVIEW & BUSINESS ETHICS 2
STEP 1
To what extent should personal religious beliefs impact our decisions about business ethics?
Personal religious beliefs should impact all decisions about business ethics. If your
beliefs are truly mandated in your life, then you have no choice but to be fair and honest about
your business decisions. Business decisions can sometimes be difficult and harsh, but that is no
reason to comprise the integrity of what you believe in.
In 2012, Summers & Summers concluded that from the “Christian worldview”, God is
the source and creator of all things. This means that God has provided all the resources we need
in order for those needs to be satisfied. Our task is to use these resources properly. (pp. 30).
Psalms 24:1 tells us “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in
it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters” (NIV).
To what extent do your personal religious (or non-religious) beliefs about life impact your
sense of business ethics and personal decision-making?
The extent of my owm personal religious beliefs about life impacted my sense of
business ethics and personal decicion-making. As a new Revenue Agent for the Internal
Revenue Service, my on-the-job trainer told me to always assume the taxpayer was a liar. I was
not able to do that. I always let the records speak for themselves and I counted on my good and
Godly instincts to lead me to the right decisions. On a personal level, I pray and ask for
guidance in my decisionmaking.

PERSONAL WORLDVIEW & BUSINESS ETHICS 3
Does it seem odd to connect every belief we have about life back to what we believe about
God?
No, it does not seem odd to me to connect every belief we have about life back to what
we believe about God because He is my foundation and I look to Him for guidance in all
situations. I believe that our thoughts, beliefs, conduct and character create the wholeness that
create what is integrity.
Article 1- “What is a worldview and why is it important to me?”
Has your answers to either of the first two questions changed after reading article 1?
My answers to the first two questions have not changed after reading Article 1.
Do you believe in absolute truth? Is there more than one way/religion to understanding
absolute truth about God and the meaning of life?