The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business

A summary of the most important issues, approaches and models in the field of spirituality in business, economics and society. The Handbook of Business and Spiritualitypresents a comprehensive pluralistic view covering all the major religious and spiritual traditions.

LUK BOUCKAERT is Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He is director of the SPES (Spirituality in Economics and Society) Academy and President of the European SPES Forum in Leuven.
 
LASZLO ZSOLNAI is Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Center at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is chairman of the Business Ethics Faculty Group of CEMS - the global alliance of academic and corporate institutions; and a fellow associate at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.

Introduction
Spirituality and Business; L.Bouckaert &L.Zsolnai
PART I: THE NATURE OF SPIRITUALITY
Religion and Spirituality in Doing Business; P.De Blot
Spirituality and Rationality; L.Bouckaert
Neuroscience of Spirituality; A.Newberg 
Transpersonal Psychology; J.Drew
Moral Agency and Spiritual Intelligence; L.Zsolnai
Gender and Spirituality; V.Draulans
Critique as a Notion of Spirituality; S.Langenberg
PART II: SPIRITUALLY INSPIRED ECONOMICS
Aristotle and Economics; R.Allinson
Indian Management Philosophy; S.Mukherjee
Buddhist Economics; L.Zsolnai
Confucianism and Taoism; R.Allinson
Budo Philosophy; H.Oosterling
Jewish Ethical Perspective on Income and Wealth Distribution; M.Pava
Catholic Social Teaching; D.Mele
Protestant Economic Principles and Practices; J.Wiersma
Islamic Economics; F.Khan
Quakers Spirituality and the Economy; L.Michaelis
Personalism; L.Bouckaert
Liberation Theology; E.van den Dool
Schumacher's People Centered Economics; H.Opdebeeck
Baha'i Perspective on Business and Organization; M.Lips-Wiersma
Teaching of the Elders and its Relevance for Modern Organization; M.Bell
PART III: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE
Spiritual Meaning of the Economic Crisis; C.Hoevel
Materialistic Value-orientation; T.Kasser
Avarice; S.Zamagni
Globalization; J.J.Rosé & F.Lépineux
Deep Ecology; K.Ims
Climate Change and Spirituality; L.Michaelis
Ecological Sustainability and Organizational Functioning; J.Adams
Responsibility for Future Generations; L.Zsolnai
Authenticity; D.Boyle
Frugality; L.Bouckaert, H.Opdebeeck &L.Zsolnai
Civil Economy; S.Zamagni
PART IV: BUSINESS SPIRITUALITY
Spiritually-based Leadership; P.Pruzan
Deep Leadership and Spirit-driven Business Organizations; G.Broekstra &P.De Blot
Transformation Management; R.Lessem &A.Schieffer
Mindfulness in Business; S.Nandram &M.E.Borden
Voicing Meaningfulness at Work; M.Lips-Wiersma &L.Morris
Multinational Companies and the Common Good; F.Lépineux &J.J.Rosé
Corporate Conscience; K.E.Goodpaster
PART V: GOOD PRACTICES AND WORKING MODELS
The New Role of Business in Society; O.F.Williams
Self-assessment and Improvement Process for Organizations; T.Dean Maines
Edgewalker Organizations; J.Neal
The Economy of Communion; L.Bruni &T.Hejj
Ethical Branding; M.Thompson
Fair Trade Movement; Z.Boda
Ethical Banking; F.de Clerck