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Ethical Leadership

Indian and European Spiritual Approaches

  • Madhumita Chatterji
  • László Zsolnai
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
      PDF
    2. Questions and Themes in Ethics and Leadership
      Madhumita Chatterji, László Zsolnai
      Pages 3-13

  3. Spirituality as an Inspiration for Leadership

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 15-15
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    2. Why Do We Need a Spiritual-Based Theory of Leadership?
      Luk Bouckaert
      Pages 17-33
    3. Responsible Leadership and Reasonable Action
      László Zsolnai
      Pages 35-51
    4. An Ethics of Care Induced from Kautilya’s Wisdom
      Sharda Nandram, Ankur Joshi
      Pages 53-69
    5. A Multidimensional View of Leadership from an Indian Perspective
      V. Adinarayanan, V. Smrithi Rekha, D. G. Sooryanarayan
      Pages 71-84
    6. Indian Spiritual Traditions as Inspiration for Ethical Leadership and Management in Europe
      Gerrit De Vylder, Hendrik Opdebeeck
      Pages 85-105
    7. Integrating Servant Leadership and Ethical Leadership
      Asi Vasudeva Reddy, A. V. S. Kamesh
      Pages 107-124
    8. Spiritual-Based Leadership from the Perspective of the Bhagavad Gita
      C. Suriyaprakash
      Pages 125-152
    9. Literature as a Mirror for Leadership
      Rita Ghesquière
      Pages 153-168

  4. Ethical Leadership in Practice

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 169-169
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    2. Mindfulness and Non-Violence in Business
      Gabor Kovacs, Andras Ocsai
      Pages 171-189
    3. Spiritual-Based Entrepreneurship: Hindu and Christian Examples
      Katalin Illes
      Pages 191-214
    4. Going Beyond Profit: A Case Study of the CSR Initiative of Titan, Tata Group
      Madhumita Chatterji, Nitha Palakshappa
      Pages 215-238
    5. Spirituality and Effectiveness in Today’s Workplace
      A. Lakshminarasimha
      Pages 239-254
    6. Spirituality at the Bottom of the Pyramid
      Arun Raste
      Pages 255-260
    7. Eco-Spirituality and Regenerative Entrepreneurship
      Nel Hofstra
      Pages 261-273
    8. Time for Business Schools to Teach Spirituality
      Manesh L. Shrikant, Jagdish R. Rattanani
      Pages 275-296

About this book

Introduction

This original contribution to business ethics brings together chapters by leading European and Indian scholars and practitioners. Addressing issues of human values, ethics, spirituality and leadership in business the authors aim to create a dialogue and interchange between Indian and European cultural traditions. Topics include spiritual orientations to business in Hindu, Buddhist and Christian traditions; the effect of spirituality upon contemporary leadership theories; sustainable business models in India and Europe and a comparison between Indian and European philosophies of leadership. In exploring what India and Europe can offer to one another in the development of ethical business leadership, Ethical Leadership aims to demonstrate ways to achieve sustainability, peace and well-being.

Keywords

dialogue management workplace decision-making philosophy

Editors and affiliations

  • Madhumita Chatterji
    • 1
  • László Zsolnai
    • 2
  1. 1.IFIM Business SchoolBangaloreIndia
  2. 2.Business Ethics CenterCorvinus University of BudapestHungary

About the editors

Madhumita Chatterji is Director of the IFIM Business School in Bangalore, India where she is also a professor. Dr Chatterji has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research. Her current interests include ethics, corporate social responsibility, and cross cultural management.

László Zsolnai is Director of the Business Ethics Center at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary where he is also a professor. He is President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven and a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in London. His latest publications include The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business. 

Bibliographic information

  • Book Title Ethical Leadership
  • Book Subtitle Indian and European Spiritual Approaches
  • Editors Madhumita Chatterji
    László Zsolnai
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60194-0
  • Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Business and Management Business and Management (R0)
  • Hardcover ISBN 978-1-137-60193-3
  • Softcover ISBN 978-1-349-93302-0
  • eBook ISBN 978-1-137-60194-0
  • Edition Number 1
  • Number of Pages XIX, 343
  • Number of Illustrations 0 b/w illustrations, 0 illustrations in colour
  • Topics Business Strategy/Leadership
    Business Ethics
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