The book - which was originally published by Kluwer in 2004 - is a
collection of scholarly papers focusing on the role of spirituality and
ethics in renewing the contemporary management praxis. The basic
argument is that a more inclusive, holistic and peaceful approach to
management is needed if business and political leaders are to uplift the
environmentally degrading and socially disintegrating world of our age.
The book uses diverse value-perspectives (Hindu, Catholic, Buddhist, and
Humanist) and a variety of disciplines (philosophy, ethics, management
studies, psychology, and organizational sciences) to extend traditional
reflections on corporate purpose and focuses on
a self-referential organizational-existential search for meaning,
identity and success.