Psalm 8 shows that God has made humanity a partner in the care of creation. Therefore, the products and services we produce should benefit society. Our technological culture presents a challenge to this paradigm for we often work in relative isolation from the end users of our products and services. Additionally, the increasing compartmentalization of society makes it difficult to think holistically, we tend to think in terms of fragmented constituencies rather than of the greater good. Products and services are increasing interdependent upon each other.
Many businesses have hundreds or thousands of vendors from whom they purchase supplies and services.
Perhaps the God of creation is our best answer to the question, for He is not just the Creator and sustainer of the sun, moon and stars, but also of the sparrow. Which is to say that with God the little things matter, the things that we don't pay much attention to, the things that get lost in their commonness, their replication, their unremarkable characteristics. Perhaps it is not simply a question of the intrinsic value of our product or service, but also of the value that we bring to the human experience of doing business. For whether we telecommute or serve hamburgers, in some fashion we touch the lives of others with our products, our services, and with ourselves. In spite of our emotional and relational isolation, we are nevertheless dependent on our neighbors contributions to society and our welfare.