The Integration of Values and Business (IVB) in SDA Organizations in the Metro Manila Area: An Observation

Abstract

Often business is taken for granted, even by SDA administrators. The integration of values and business is not dealt with in a practical and systematic manner. The inclusion of SDA values, while commendable, is not enough. What is called for is the actual integration of values and business–a much needed concept in the development of faith and ethics in the daily business life of SDA administrators. This study (n = 15) had 80% male respondents, more than half of whom were over 51 years old. About two-thirds of the respondents have been serving the SDA organization for more than 21 years. Nearly three-fourths of them had become Seventh-day Adventists because of their parents’ influence. The IVB model presented in this article focuses on the business relationships developed by four SDA organizations in the area of Metro Manila, with their higher organization, employees (n = 66), and the respective public population (n = 70) as the main parties with whom they integrated values. The study concluded that SDA administrators were mostly perceived to integrate values with their respective public clientele, and not completely with their higher organization or employees.