Post-Materialist Business [electronic resource] : Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management /
Zsolnai, László.author.
Post-Materialist Business presents a spiritual-based approach to business and management. It uses pluralistic view of spirituality and provides a number of inspiring cases of alternative organizations which go beyond the materialistic mindset of business and serve the common good of society, nature, and future generations.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Fallacy of Materialistic Management                                                ; 1.1 Malfunctioning business                                  ; 1.2 The flaws of rationality                                   ; 1.3 Problems with the profit-principle                                             ; 2 The Promise of Spiritually-Based Management                                                    ; 2.1 Spirituality and business
2.2 Human reason in economic action                                          2.3 The laws of economizing                                  ; 3 Post-Materialistic Business Models                                           ; 3.1 Illycaffè                    ; 3.2 Focolare Enterprises                               ; 3.3 Slow Food                    ; 3.4 Triodos Bank                       ; 3.5 Community-Supported Agriculture                                          ; 3.6 Fair Trade                     ; 3.7 Seventh Generation                             ; 3.8 SEKEM
3.9 Grameen Bank                       3.10 Organic India                         ; 3.11 Aravind Eye Care                            ; 3.12 Greyston Bakery                           ; 3.13 Discussion of the business models                                             ; 4 Conclusion                   ; References                 ; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Post-Materialist Business presents a spiritual-based approach to business and management. It uses pluralistic view of spirituality and provides a number of inspiring cases of alternative organizations which go beyond the materialistic mindset of business and serve the common good of society, nature, and future generations.
International business enterprises.
Business ethics.
Leadership.
Industrial management-Environmental aspects.
Entrepreneurship.
International Business.
Business Ethics.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Corporate Environmental Management.
Entrepreneurship.
Sustainability Management.