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Author:   Professor Ove Jakobsen (University of Nordland, Norway) ,  Professor Laszlo Zsolnai (University of Budapest, Hungary) ,  Manas Chatterji (Binghamton University, USA)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Volume:   26
ISBN:  

9781787144644

ISBN 10:   178714464
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   20 September 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Manas Chatterji Preface; Ove Jacobsen and Laszlo Zsolnai  Acknowledgement; Ove Jacobsen and Laszlo Zsolnai   Part 1: Introduction - Why Integral Ecology Is Needed for Reforming Business?; Ove Jakobsen and Laszlo Zsolnai  Part 2: Sustainability and the Meaning of Life  Chapter 1 - Authenticity and Sustainability: The Search for a Reliable Earth Spirituality; Luk Bouckaert   Chapter 2 - Social Intervention in Nature; Daniel Deak Chapter 3 - Quality of Life; Knut Ims and Ove Jakobsen   Chapter 4 - Frugality and the Intrinsic Value of Nature; Laszlo Zsolnai  Part 3: Toward Integral Ecology  Chapter 5 - Integral Ecology and the Anthropocene; Hendrik Opdebeeck  Chapter 6 - Integral Ecology from a Franciscan Perspective; Thomas Dienberg, Bernd Beermann and Markus Warode: The Franciscan Approach and Integral Ecology  Chapter 7 - Epistemological Approach to Sustainability; José Luis Fernández Fernández, Anna Bajo Sanjuán and José Luis Retolaza Avalos  Chapter 8 - Rereading Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) and Friday (Tournier) – An Ecocritical Approach; Rita Ghesquiere: Rereading Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) and Friday (Tournier)   Chapter 9 - Developing Ecological Awareness and Responsible Business; Manuel Fernandez-Lopez and Octavi Piulats Riu  Chapter 10 - Shakthi Worldview for a Sustainable Future; V. Adinarayanan and Smrithi Rekha V   Part 4: Practicing Sustainability  Chapter 11 - For richer or poorer in sickness or for wealth: What Price Consumerism?; Doirean Wilson  Chapter 12 - Participation Society; Jean-Paul Close  Chapter 13 - Moral and Virtues-based Leadership for Enhancing Integral Ecology; Mara Del Baldo   Chapter 14 - A Note on Corporate Social Responsibility; Manas Chatterji  Chapter 15 - Regenerative Firms; Nel Hofstra  Chapter 16 - The Challenge of Transhumanism in Business; Hendrik Opdebeeck

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Scholars of economics, business, philosophy, and law explore the meaning of sustainability in relation to human and non-human life, offering a series of new approaches to sustainable business practices and sustainable leadership. The 15 papers were selected from presentations to the May 2016 conference Integral Ecology, Earth Spirituality and Economics, in Bodo Norway. They cover sustainability and the meaning of life, toward integral ecology, and practicing sustainability. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *

Scholars of economics, business, philosophy, and law explore the meaning of sustainability in relation to human and non-human life, offering a series of new approaches to sustainable business practices and sustainable leadership. The 15 papers were selected from presentations to the May 2016 conference Integral Ecology, Earth Spirituality and Economics, in Bodo Norway. They cover sustainability and the meaning of life, toward integral ecology, and practicing sustainability. -- Annotation (c)2017 * (protoview.com) *

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Ove Jakobsen is Professor in Ecological Economics at the Business School/Nord University, Norway. He is co-founder and leader of Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics. Jakobsen holds master degrees in Marketing (1982), Business Administration (1987) and Philosophy (1991). He received his Dr. Oecon. degree from NHH (Norwegian School of Economics) in 1989. He has published a great number of books and articles both nationally and internationally. In 2000, Jakobsen was awarded the SAS and the Norwegian Economics Association prize for the best integration of environmental and social responsibility in higher economic education in Norway. He is frequently invited as a speaker at numerous conferences, seminars, workshops and public meetings. Laszlo Zsolnai is Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Center of Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven, Belgium. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Future Earth Finance and Economics Knowledge-Action Network in Montreal, Canada. His latest books include Beyond Self: Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Economics (2014. Peter Lang Academic Publishers, Oxford), The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management (2015, Springer), Post-Materialistic Business: Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management (2015, Palgrave) and Ethical Leadership. Indian and European Spiritual Approaches (2016, Palgrave). His website: http://laszlo-zsolnai.net

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