The book “Europe–Asia Dialogue on Business Spirituality” edited by Laszlo Zsolnai was published in 2008 by Garant, Antwerp/Apeldoorn.
Values, purposes, and functions of European and Asian businesses are topics of vital importance today. The book contains selected papers of the Europe–Asia Dialogue on Business, Ethics & Spirituality annual conference of the European SPES Forum held in 2006 in Budapest. Scholars and practitioners from the UK, Norway, Sweden, and Hungary as well as from India, Indonesia, Japan, and the USA shared their views on European and Asian ways of doing business.
The contents of the book are as follows:
Laszlo Zsolnai (Corvinus University of Budapest): The Europe–Asia Dialogue
Mike J. Thompson (GoodBrand, London): The Practice of Spiritual Dynamics in Business
Sanjoy Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta): Igniting Spirit in Business: Indian Insights
Bengt Gustavsson (University of Stockholm): Globalization and Values in the Indian Context
Katalin Botos (Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest): Business Ethics Teaching of Religions and Economic Development
S. Prakash Sethi (Baruch College, City University of New York) and Rev. David B. Lowry (International Center for Corporate Accountability, New York): Coping with Cultural Conflicts in International Operations
Peter Verhezen (CIMAD, Singapore–Indonesia): Guanxi: Networks or Nepotism?
Judit Hidasi (Budapest Business School): Culture Change and its Impact on Business Ethics in Japan
Knut J. Ims (NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen) and Ove D. Jakobsen (Bodo Graduate School of Business): Quality of Life—The Golden Mean between Materialistic Consumerism and Spiritual Asceticism