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Spirituality and Business

Exploring Possibilities for a New Management Paradigm

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Editors:
  1. Sharda S. Nandram

    1. Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, Netherlands

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  2. Margot Esther Borden

    1. Paris, France

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  • Links the concept of spirituality to the business world
  • Presents case studies that give insights into ethical practices
  • Suggests constructive solutions for personal and company success

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Reviews

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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, Netherlands

    Sharda S. Nandram

  • Paris, France

    Margot Esther Borden

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Spirituality and Business

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring Possibilities for a New Management Paradigm

  • Editors: Sharda S. Nandram, Margot Esther Borden

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02661-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-02660-7Published: 30 November 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42565-3Published: 14 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-02661-4Published: 11 November 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 263

  • Topics: Business Ethics, Religious Studies, general, Human Resource Management

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