Synopsis
Religion and spirituality have often been treated with a secular disdain by management theorists. Recently, the tide has begun to turn and there is a growing openness to cite spirituality in academic analysis and debate, and when considering issues of practical concern to those engaged in the actual business of management. This provocative book brings together a range of leading thinkers to consider the relationship between spirituality and corporate social responsibility. The book's contributors examine spirituality as an inherent dimension of corporate life even if it is only known through its absence - and through the negative consequences of this absence on people and the planet. With contributors from four continents, David Bubna-Litic has assembled a range of fascinating perspectives having their origins in traditions that include Christianity, Process Theology, Hinduism, Contemporary Buddhism, Deep Ecology, Humanism, Post-Modern and Post-Romantic Spirituality. Spirituality and Corporate Social Responsibility is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in ways in which spirituality relates to what is or what should be driving businesses and organizations to more responsible behaviour.
About the Author
David Bubna-Litic is an innovative thinker with degrees in Psychology and Commerce and Social Ecology. A Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at the University of Technology, Sydney, he teaches in the area of Sustainable Management, Organisation Theory, and Strategy. David embodies the transdisciplinary nature of the emerging new economics paradigm. An innovative educator he was the original designer of the award winning Australian Business Week program. His doctoral dissertation reformulates Buddhist Economics, drawing on postmodern thinking to develop a theory of Appreciative Economics. He is the author of many book chapters and journal articles that explore new ways of thinking about Buddhism, management and strategy and has presented numerous conference papers in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. David's research interests are transdisciplinary incorporating East-Asian thinking to form new understandings relevant to strategy, organization theory, economics and sustainability.
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