From the Editor

Global business is dynamic. We are already at the precipice of imagining and experiencing what only a generation ago would have seemed too futuristic, perhaps even unrealistic. Yet as technology takes us through quantum advances in nearly every aspect of life – let alone business – we must take time to reflect on our progressive aims to make sense of them and apply them responsibly and meaningfully.

Global business is beyond the flattening of our world. Rather, perhaps it is more about the convergence of our world through commerce. And while myriad cultures and perspectives, political interests and social needs rise and sometimes clash, there becomes a distinct and profound necessity to understand with clarity the potential and promise of good practice in global business.

I want to respectfully challenge our readers – both those of casual and committed interests – to consider the two distinctive elements that will be reflected in the publication throughout my tenure as editor. The first is the enduring and penetrating truth and benefit of Scripture as exegetically applied to business; and secondly, the notion that commerce is not bound to a Western perspective alone. That, in fact, its very roots and tradition are far more inclusive of ideologies and viewpoints than what we often see reflected in media and even the academy.

Therefore, join me in this journey. We will learn and explore the emergent practice of global business. We will seek innovative ways to approach commerce that produce holistic and advantageous outcomes for organizations, employees and global constituents. Through it all, we may find our own hearts renewed as we observe and commemorate how lives and societies are transformed.

Julianne R. Cenac
Executive Editor