Spirituality and Business

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Concepts of Spirituality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 16-16

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   2. Introduction: Exploring Possibilities for a New Paradigm

      • Sharda S. Nandram, Margot Esther Borden

      Pages 1-13

   3. Spirituality and Business

      • Sharda S. Nandram

      Pages 17-32

   4. Methodological Issues in the Study of Spirituality at Work

      • Margaret Benefiel

      Pages 33-44

   5. Spirituality in Management Theories: A Perspective from India

      • S. N. Balagangadhara

      Pages 45-59

   6. Innovation of Management in a Crisis: The Spiritual Power of Organizations

      • Paul de Blot

      Pages 61-72

   7. From Business Ethics to Business Spirituality: The Socratic Model of Leadership

      • Luk Bouckaert

      Pages 73-85

   8. Ethics Needs Spirituality

      • László Zsolnai

      Pages 87-90

3. Personal Spirituality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 92-92

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   2. Impact of Spirituality: Views of an Entrepreneur in India

      • Nanik Rupani

      Pages 93-100

   3. Spirituality and Diversity

      • Jutta König

      Pages 101-107

   4. Case Study: AWARE at Shell

      • Monique de Wit, Henry van Straten, Mandar Apte

      Pages 109-116

   5. Inspiring Individuals: Transforming Organizations

      • Sorabh Gupta

      Pages 117-128

   6. Integral Transformational Coaching

      • Wim A. J. Keizer, Sharda S. Nandram

      Pages 129-140

   7. Buddhist Practice and Principles and their Place in Organizations

      • Margot Esther Borden, Prahlad Singh Shekhawat

      Pages 141-152

   8. Transformational Learning: An Ancient Concept in Modern Times

      • Deepa Awal

      Pages 153-161

4. Spirituality and Leadership

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 164-164

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   2. Applying an Integral Perspective to Business Strategy: A Case Study

      • Margot Esther Borden

      Pages 165-181

   3. Synchronizing Leadership Style with Integral Transformational Yoga Principles

      • Sharda S. Nandram

      Pages 183-203

We, Sharda and Margot, feel very honored to be able to write and edit such a book. Our spiritual journey has led to the passion of bringing together and sharing the thoughts we ourselves have come across in our lives by meeting gurus, swamis, like-minded seekers, managers, teachers, entrepreneurs, academics, students, and by reading books and practicing spiritual techniques. We also have gained much spiritual inspiration from the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother to whom we are grateful. The thoughts presented in this book already exist in the East and West. Integrating them into the way we do business, can help us to regain trust and respect in business even in the current economic crisis. We aim to convince others of our deep belief that spiritual practices and a spiritual orientation help make life more enjoyable and makes us better human beings through helping us to live in line with our karma in every context of life, in our roles as employees, entrepreneurs, managers, leaders, mothers, or fathers, etc.

• Business Ethics
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Diversity
• Innovation
• Spirituality
• Sustainable Development
• business
• development
• ethics
• management
• organization
• strategy

From the reviews:

“The book is a valuable contribution to the discussion of the role of ethical values in business and management and as such is to be welcomed.” (John Drew, Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer, 2010)

• Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, Netherlands

  Sharda S. Nandram

• Paris, France

  Margot Esther Borden

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