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The Story of Ruth and Boaz: A Paradigm for Today’s CEO

2012; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

1556-5068

Hershey H. Friedman, Toby Birnbaum,

Ego Development and Educational Practices

The authors show how the Book of Ruth can be used to illustrate the ideal way to run a big organization. Boaz, one of the major characters in the story, is an affluent businessperson who demonstrates moral leadership in the way he runs his business. In particular, the kindness he demonstrates to Ruth, the Moabite stranger, provides an important lesson in how to treat people. Other lessons that can be derived from this story are discussed.