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Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation

    P.J.M. Verschuren, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation.’ Human Systems Management , 1998, vol.17, no. 2, pp. 155-160 Evaluation research favours goal based evalu­ation. However, the achieve­ment of the stated goals of interventionists, problem solvers or program managers is not a sufficient condition for a good decision or a successful program implementation. The value of a program, an intervention or a decision is determined not only by the achievement of its stated goals but also… Read More »Norms, Goals, and Stakeholders in Program Evaluation

    Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices

      Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices.’ Journal of Socio-Economics, 1998, vol.27, no. 5, pp. 613-622 The rational choice model has been criticised both on normative and descriptive grounds. It is obvious that self-interest maximising is not a universal rather a specific pattern of human choice behaviour. In economic and political life a great variation in people’s choice behaviour can be found. Using a broader analytic framework than the standard rational choice modelling, a rich typology… Read More »Rationality Choice and the Diversity of Choices

      Words, Objects and Events in Economics

        Peter Rona, Laszlo Zsolnai and Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price (ed.) Words, Objects and Events in Economics. Springer, 2021. (This book may be available at: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030526726) This open access book examines from a variety of perspectives the disappearance of moral content and ethical judgment from the models employed in the formulation of modern economic theory, and some of the papers contain important proposals about how moral judgment could be reintroduced in economic theory. The chapters collected in this volume result from… Read More »Words, Objects and Events in Economics

        Happiness and Economics

          In November 2-6, 2020 an intensive course entitled “Happiness and Economics” was taught for 120 students at Corvinus University of Budapest. Modules of the course included the following: Laszlo Zsolnai (Corvinus University of Budapest): Happiness and Wellbeing Clair Brown (University of California at Berkeley): Shared Prosperity Dominique Steiler (Grenoble School of Management): Economic Peace and Wellbeing at Work   Jozsef Veress and Tamas Veress (Corvinus University of Budapest): Technology, Community economy and Wellbeing Zoltan Valcsicsak (Hungary Bhutan Friendship Society): Bhutan and… Read More »Happiness and Economics

          Studies in Buddhist Economics, Management, and Policy

            Palgrave has a book series entitled “Studies in Buddhist Economics, Management, and Policy”. Professors Clair Brown (UC Berkeley) and Laszlo Zsolnai (Corvinus University of Budapest) serve as editors of the series. This book series is devoted to exploring and presenting new developments in contemplative inquiry related to Buddhist Economics, Well-Being, Social Transformation, Mindful Organizations, and Ecological Worldview in management and policy contexts. This particular combination of fields represents a unique nexus for reflection and action… Read More »Studies in Buddhist Economics, Management, and Policy

            Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally

              Paul Shrivastava, Mark Stafford Smith, Karen O’Brien, and Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally.’ One Earth, 2020, vol.2, no. 4 Despite the decades-long efforts of sustainability science and related policy and action programs, humanity has not gotten closer to global sustainability. With its focus on the natural sciences, sustainability science is not able to contribute sufficiently to the global transition to sustainability. This Perspective argues for transforming sustainability science into a… Read More »Transforming Sustainability Science to Generate Positive Social and Environmental Change Globally

              Hungarian Buddhists

                Gabor Kovacs & Laszlo Zsolnai: Hungarian Buddhists. A Tan Kapuja Buddhista Főiskola, Budapest, 2020.   This Hungarian book publishes in-depth interviews with leading Hungarian Buddhist scholars and practioners including Pal Farkas (The Gate Dharma Buddhist College), Lajos Pressing (Árya Maitreya Mandala Buddhist Community), Laszlo Mireisz (The Gate Dharma Buddhist Church of Hungary), Antal Dobosy (Zen Buddhist Community), Gabor Karsai (The Gate Dharma Buddhist College), the late Peter Galambos (tantric and dzogcsen master), Laszlo Takacs (The… Read More »Hungarian Buddhists

                Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society

                  Laszlo Zsolnai and Mike Thompson (Eds.): Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society. Palgrave, London, 2020. (This book may be available at Palgrave) This book gathers original, empirical and conceptual papers that address the complex challenges of conducting responsible research in the business and management professions. It includes contributions related to, and reflecting on, the vision of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) network, which proposes… Read More »Responsible Research for Better Business – Creating Useful and Credible Knowledge for Business and Society

                  Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science

                    Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science.’ Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 2019, vol.16, no. 2, pp. 231-233 Clair Brown is a well-established economics professor at UC Berkeley. Her new book provides a fresh, new insight into the field of Buddhist economics. What is the real novelty of Clair Brown’s book is that it connects Buddhist economic thought with the latest results of Western economics and presents a coherent and robust vision… Read More »Buddhist economics – an enlightened approach to the dismal science