Similarities in Business Differences in Business
Belief System
Practices Practices
Like Islam, they give
Jewish ethics pushes
importance to fairness
individuals to explore
Judaism and honesty, eliminating
than what the law says in
inequitable advantage to
their self discovery.
others.
The similarity of
Christianity to other
They transcend God’s
religions is that there
power in business
should be mutual respect
Christianity practices from the
and equal treatment,
employees to their
both professionally and
customers.
personally, to employers
and employees.
They value fairness in
Muslims often have
contracts and business
different and complex
operations just like in
schedules. When it
Judaism. Sympathy
comes to communication,
Islam when somebody or a
being straightforward is
business is down and
not really done since it is
obligation or
considered impolite for
inclusiveness in society
Muslims.
is also practiced in Islam.
Courtesy like greeting
the superiors or
handshakes, punctuality, In the first meeting, it is
Hinduism and relationships with important to exchange
trust to partners and business cards.
employees can also be
seen in Hinduism.
Mindfulness is always
Being flexible and
prioritized to help
Buddhism adaptable to situations
employees compose
are embraced.
themselves.
Respect and proper
courtesy, which are
observed in their They believe when
Confucianism business practices, are something is good, worst
highly valued in can come by.
Confucianism like the
other religions as well.
For Taoism, employers
gain respect from their It is important to cultivate
Taoism
followers or employees if self to perform better.
they live virtuously.
Shintoism Like the concept of Groups is highly
obligation or respect to considered rather than
society in Islam, for
Shintoism, community is
much more important
than their doings. That’s superiority.
why they give importance
to connection with their
co-members and other
stakeholders.
