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Cultural Roots of Sustainable Management

Practical Wisdom and Corporate Social Responsibility

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Editors:
  1. André Habisch

    1. Faculty of Business and Economics Social and Business Ethics, Catholic University Eichstätt, Ingolstadt, Germany

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  2. René Schmidpeter

    1. Cologne Business School, Cologne, Germany

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  • Provides a multidisciplinary approach to Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Bridges newest CSR thinking with cultural and spiritual traditions
  • Presents a broad overview of different cultural contexts of Corporate Social Responsibility ?

Part of the book series: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance (CSEG)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction to Practical Wisdom and Sustainability

    • René Schmidpeter, Bonnie Lewtas
    Pages 1-5

  3. Erratum to: Entrepreneurial Wisdom

    • Thomas Walker
    Pages E1-E1

  5. Global Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Practical Wisdom Through Sustainability: A Meta-approach

      • Ali Intezari
      Pages 23-37

    3. Practical Indigenous Wisdom: A Track in the Conference “Sustainability Rhetoric: Facts and Fictions”

      • Robyn Heckenberg
      Pages 39-51

    4. Leadership in the Chinese Philosophical Tradition: A Critical Perspective

      • Po-Keung Ip
      Pages 53-63

    5. Sustainability Risk and Crisis Management: A Taoism’s Perspective

      • Liangrong Zu
      Pages 65-88

    6. Wisdom as Performance: A Dialogue Between the Chinese, Greek and Biblical Traditions

      • Benoît Vermander
      Pages 89-101

    7. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Learning: The View from Mount Nebo

      • Granit Almog-Bareket
      Pages 103-118

    8. Diversity Management from an Islamic Perspective

      • Mouna Izelmaden
      Pages 119-131

    9. Islamic Roots of Corporate Social Responsibility

      • Duygu Turker
      Pages 133-144

    10. The Islamic Principle of Maslaha as Practical Wisdom for Human Development

      • Jochen Lobah
      Pages 145-151

    11. Dialogue, Skill and Tacit Knowledge: Practical Knowledge and Corporate Social Responsibility

      • Richard Ennals, Bo Göranzon, Björn Nelson, Daniel Alvunger
      Pages 153-163

    12. Entrepreneurial Wisdom

      • Thomas Walker
      Pages 165-179

    13. Spiritual Capital and Leadership in the World of Modern Commerce

      • Nicholas Capaldi
      Pages 181-192

  6. Closing Remarks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Closing Remarks: Practical Wisdom as a Global Research Project in the Twenty-First Century

      • André Habisch
      Pages 195-198
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About this book

This book provides a multidisciplinary approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. While for decades a purely mathematical-technical orientation dominated the business curriculum, this book presents CSR and sustainability as a business concept embedded in its cultural and spiritual context. It initially approaches practical wisdom from different cultural and religious traditions as a source of spiritual capital for sustainable business practices. Subsequently, it links current CSR concepts and the latest thinking in CSR with long-standing cultural and spiritual knowledge, promoting a more comprehensive view on sustainability management and its implementation at business enterprises. The book collects and unites viewpoints from various cultural and religious contexts, offering a comprehensive guide for international and globally active companies. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Business and Economics Social and Business Ethics, Catholic University Eichstätt, Ingolstadt, Germany

    André Habisch

  • Cologne Business School, Cologne, Germany

    René Schmidpeter

About the editors

André Habisch is a trained economist and Catholic theologian. He is professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics of Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany. As Associate Research Director of ABIS - The Academy of Business in Society, he is responsible for the international and interreligious project "Practical Wisdom for Management from the Religious and Spiritual Traditions"

René Schmidpeter holds the "Dr. Juergen Meyer Endowed Chair for International Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility" at Cologne Business School (CBS), and is academic head of the "Centre for Humane Market Economy" in Salzburg, Austria.

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