This book is a comparative analysis of the value orientations of
Buddhist and Christian entrepreneurs and how these values impact
business. The chapters review and analyze the concepts of Buddhist
economics and the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. The
value orientations of Buddhist and Christian entrepreneurs are described
by irreducible core values that correspond to the ontological
conception, the procedural dimension, and the "other directedness" of a
spiritual value commitment in business.
The book includes the reflections of Buddhist and Christian
entrepreneurs about business spirituality, profit, the temporal
perspectives of business, and stakeholder management. The cases testify
that a spiritual value orientation can contribute to creating genuine
ethical commitment. The findings and the examples can encourage business
scholars and practitioners to stop considering ethics as an instrument
in the service of profit and serve as inspiration for integrating
spirituality into business in a profound way.
This book will be of interest to scholars studying business ethics,
workplace spirituality and faith at work.