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The Inner Perspective—The Sufi Approach

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The paper explores the inner perspective of leadership and sustainability so seldom touched upon. First, a concise introduction to Sufism and the teachings of Sufi Masters Hazrat and Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan will set the tone and framework within which the focus on the missing link—the Inner Perspective —in Sustainability & Leadership literature will gradually unfold.

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    András László

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  1. Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, Hungary

    László Zsolnai

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László, A. (2015). The Inner Perspective—The Sufi Approach. In: Zsolnai, L. (eds) The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11677-8_4

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