This paper extends Being-centered and spiritual leadership theory using non-self from the Buddhist philosophy to further our understanding of how inner life functions as the source of spiritual leadership. While spiritual leadership theory has received widespread acceptance and considerable...

This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and firm performance, with a focus on the impact of Buddhism. Our findings suggest the following: (1) The local Buddhism environment weakens the positive relationship between ESG and firm...

Chapter 1: Reflections on the Contemporary Capitalist Economy -- Chapter 2: The Origin of Altruism: The Key to Group Survival -- Chapter 3: The Economy of Goodness in Feudal Society -- Chapter 4: Philosophical and Cultural Beliefs and the Economy of Goodness -- Chapter 5: Economic Goodness...

The massive disruptions caused by climate change, the Covid-19 Pandemic, war, and ever-rising inequalities have presented the world with challenges across social and economic life, health and education, policy, politics, and community life. Compassion is a central Buddhist value and practice but...

The literature on meaningful work often highlights the role of leaders in creating a sense of meaning in the work or tasks that their staff or followers carry out. However, a fundamental question arises about whether or not leaders are morally responsible for providing meaningful work when...

In an interview with America Magazine, Pope Francis spoke of a "martyred" people of Ukraine and said that invading non-Russian ethnic soldiers are "probably the cruelest". Most Chechens are Muslims, while Buryats are Tibetan Buddhists and Shamans. The media's discriminatory treatment of...

Is there such a thing as a “Buddhist” sense of corporate ethics? In this article, the authors propose a contribution to that question by drawing on their personal experience managing or supporting the development of an innovative new business venture in Bhutan, a small and primarily Buddhist...

The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. In this study, data were taken from the most recent World Values Survey. More than 67 percent of the Buddhist sample believed that taking a bribe...

Financial education can contribute to more sustainable societies and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, with international organizations striving not to exclude any group from measures to enhance financial literacy. But is financial knowledge even relevant in a monastic...

The concept of the self and its relation to moral action is complex and subject to varying interpretations, not only between different academic disciplines but also across time and space. This paper presents empirical evidence from a cross-cultural study on the Buddhist and Confucian notions of...

This book analyses the unprecedented economic and social challenges to human civilization from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. It reviews singularities in a broad range of scientific experiments, including the theory of relativity, quantum physics, artificial intelligence, mRNA virology,...

"This engaging book contributes to the contemporary environmental and natural sciences by offering a comparative intellectual framework. S. Niggol Seo provides an exposition of four pressing modern problems through the Buddhist perspective which he calls the environmental philosophy of the old...

"In this innovative book, S. Niggol Seo investigates the intrinsic and intriguing relationship between the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and the principles of economics and happiness. Offering a unique perspective on the topic, Seo delves deep into the theoretical foundations of economics...

The article shows the role of Central Asia, one of the regions of centuries-old interaction and mutual influence of Iranian and Turkic ethnic groups and cultural traditions. Having originated on the territory of India as a religion and philosophical doctrine, Buddhism subsequently spread far...

To address the lacuna of how informal institutions like Buddhism impact social entrepreneurship in different regions within a nation, this research draws on the social entrepreneurship literature and the regional Buddhist research to propose a mediating framework where the percentage of Buddhist...

Purpose The article aims to present a new aspect of “the emergent identities” in Thailand with a correlation between morality and religiosity. The research deals with the perception of 65 Thai male-to-female transgender sex workers who are currently working in sex tourism in Pattaya and...

"Debunks long-held assumptions regarding the lack of contact between China and Japan between 839 -1403 CE, arguing that a vibrant Sino-Japanese trade network flourished in this period as Buddhist monks and merchants fostered connections across maritime East Asia. Examination of Buddhist records,...

Section 3: Organization Culture approaches to Oneness and Flourishing Global Leadership under Oneness: Connecting the Parts and the Wholes through Consciousness -- How People Maneuver through Work, Life, and the Self to find Spaces for Life-meaning -- Not Over but Through: Towards a New Model...

Preface -- Foreword -- Section 1 -- Chapter 1: Wholeness of Consciousness-based Leadership and Management -- Chapter 2: Consciousness as the Source of Purposeful Leadership -- Chapter 3: Quantum Leadership Through Yoga Sutras -- Chapter 4: Gandhi’s Consciousness-based Leadership: Principles of...