Discuss the below:
Create an annotated bibliography with at least 15 scholarly sources. Must be APA format, no plagiarism. All scholarly articles must have a searchable persistent links.
Organizational Setting
Mission
The mission statement of Hobby Lobby is "Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a matter consistent with biblical principles" (Hobby Lobby.com, 2017). Hobby Lobby wants to sell their merchandise and help their customers while keeping with the standards of the Bible. Hobby Lobby is mainly an arts and crafts store but also includes hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fabrics, floral and wedding supplies, cards and partyware, baskets, wearable art, home accents and holiday merchandise. It is essentially a crafter and artist paradise. They sell just about anything you can think of that has anything to do with crafting and do it yourself (DIY) projects.
Customers
Hobby Lobby is often frequented by teachers, artists, parents, and arts and crafts enthusiasts. A lot of the items for sale at Hobby Lobby are not the bare necessities, meaning it really isn't necessary to shop there. Their stores are very dependent upon customers with disposable income purchasing from their stores. Hobby Lobby's main shoppers are women of all ages and those who are lower middle class to upper middle class because of their disposable income. However, there are people with hobbies, crafts and artistic pursuits they enjoy, and its this particular niche that the company wants to supply. (Shearin, 2012). Hobby Lobby has more than 750 stores in forty-seven states, with more than 32,000 people employed with them at the moment.
Value
Both customers and employees add value to Hobby Lobby. Employees can add value to the company by being knowlegedable about the products beig sold at the store and embracing the mission statement. The customers can add value to the company by continuing to shop at Hobby Lobby and spreading the good word about the company. Hobby Lobby also pays their employees a high mininimum wage, thus showing they value their employees.
Biblical Integration
Hobby Lobby was born in 1970, when David and Barbara Green took out a $600 loan to start making miniature picture frames out of their home. Within two years, they were able to open a 300-square-foot store in Oklahoma City (Hobby Lobby.com, 2017). Now the company is worth millions. The founders of Hobby Lobby also have a deep religious Christian faith. Although recently they did get into a bit of hot water for their exemption from the Obamacare contraception mandate. Paul Horowitz (2014) explains how Hobby Lobby itself turned not on the vagaries of the Religion Clauses, but on the directions laid down by Congress in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 The Court is routinely criticized for the incoherence of its Religion Clause jurisprudence.Hobby Lobby is still very staunch about their religious beliefs, and rightfully so.