Journal of Management Development: Volume 33 Issue 8/9

The contribution of Buddhist wisdom to management development

Laurens van den Muyzenberg

The purpose of this paper is to present selected Buddhist concepts that are useful to leaders of business and to those that want to increase the performance of their businesses…

The theoretical foundation of Buddhist management practices

Gábor Kovács

The purpose of this paper is to explore adaptable Buddhist teachings in economic circumstances, and provide a firm theoretical foundation for a possible Buddhist management…

Buddhism and decision making at individual, group and organizational levels

Priyanka Vallabh, Manish Singhal

– The purpose of this paper is to explore how practical wisdom rooted in Buddhism can help modern managers make decisions in contemporary business organizations.

Right Speech as a basis for management training

Geoffrey Bamford

– The purpose of this paper is to present a process, grounded in Buddhist practical wisdom, which trains managers to negotiate effectively.

Adam Smith as Bodhisattva? A metta analysis of global leadership

Fredric William Swierczek, Dominique Jousse

The purpose of this paper is to review approaches to Authentic Leadership and Mindfulness and to Global Competencies from the Buddhist perspective of Leadership Rajadhamma. It…

Practical wisdom for managing sustainable enterprises – synthesizing Buddhism and ecological economics

Peter L. Daniels

The purpose of this paper is to highlight how the new transdiscipline of ecological economics (EE) provides a very useful supporting scientific base for Buddhist traditions and…

Buddhist wisdom as a path to a new economic enlightenment

Kate Stirling

The purpose of this paper is to argue that mainstream economic theory leads to a diminishment of human happiness and well-being. Alternatively, Buddhist wisdom, applied to…

Buddhist economics: a model for managing consumer society

Gullinee Mutakalin

The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate consumer society through various perspectives. In addition, it applies Buddhist economics as an exemplary model which helps…

Making wise decisions: leadership lessons from Mahabharata

Prasad L. Kaipa

The purpose of this paper is to help leaders to reflect on how to make difficult decisions by developing practical wisdom based on Indian traditions. In complex scenarios, when…

Facilitating workplace spirituality: lessons from Indian spiritual traditions

Rupali Pardasani, Radha R. Sharma, Puneet Bindlish

The purpose of this paper is to seek to propose that spiritual traditions of India have enormous wisdom to provide a wholesome spiritual foundation to the modern day management…

Vedic learning and management education

Sharda Nandram

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how management education in India can benefit from applying a Vedic Learning style. It argues that transformational learning, a key to…

How to develop spiritual awareness in the organization : Lessons from the Indian yogic philosophy

Snehal Shah, Anil Sachdev

The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical model that leverages the practical wisdom of the Panch-Kosa framework of yogic philosophy to develop an awareness of…

Hinduism and microcredit

Arvind Ashta, Mark Hannam

– The purpose of this paper is to show that the microfinance industry practices can benefit from the culture and spiritual traditions of a country.

Practical wisdom in management from the religious and philosophical traditions

Eric Cornuel, Theodore Malloch, Andrew Kakabadse, Gilbert Lenssen

Practical wisdom for management from the Indian traditions

Practical wisdom for management from the Buddhist and Indian traditions

Kulpatra Sirodom, Cristian Loza Adaui, André Habisch, Theodore Malloch, Gilbert Lenssen

Practical wisdom for management from the Buddhist traditions