Trust, Faith, and Betrayal: Insights from Management for the Wise Believer
Trust within a secular or organizational
context is much like the concept of faith within a religious
framework. The purpose of this article is to identify
parallels between trust and faith, particularly from the
individual perspective of the person who perceives a duty
owed to him or her. Betrayal is often a subjectively derived
construct based upon each individual’s subjective
mediating lens. We analyze the nature of trust and betrayal
and offer insights that a wise believer might use in
understanding his or her relationship with the divine. We
suggest that the parallels between trust and faith involve a
willingness to relinquish one’s power or control in the
expectant hope that our needs will be met. Betrayal,
however, is often profoundly misunderstood.