Practical Wisdom in Management: Business Across Spiritual Traditions - Hardcover

Malloch, Theodore Roosevelt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783531312 ISBN 13: 9781783531318

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Practical Wisdom in Management is the first in-depth case-study book to explore how practical wisdom from spiritual and philosophical traditions inspires corporate culture and leadership. The outcome of the Practical Wisdom Initiative, between The Academy of Business in Society (ABIS) and Yale University Center for Faith and Culture, it seeks to construct a bridge between the worlds of management and the spiritual and philosophical traditions.

Covering ten major worldwide religions, Theodore Malloch provides an overview of the practical wisdom of the major faith traditions for management. It includes case studies of over twenty multinational corporations focusing on their values, spiritual inspiration and business strategy. It features case studies on corporations including:

Ascension Health; Michelin; DANONE Group, Walmart; TOMS; Marriott; HSBC; Four Seasons; Guangzhou Eversunny Trading and Toyota.  It is essential reading for business leaders, researchers and students of business ethics and spirituality courses and includes full teaching guidance.

About this title

Review:

'I consider [this] book as an important first courageous exploration and an invitation for further study of these corporate cultures rooted in integrity.' --Gilbert Lessen, President, Academy of Business in Society (ABIS)

About the Author:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT MALLOCH is Research Professor at Yale University and Professor at Said Business School, Oxford University. He has served on the executive board of the World Economic Forum (Davos).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783531312
• ISBN 13: 9781783531318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376