Publications

Luk Bouckaert, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Spirituality in economics and business.’ , in The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions, eds. Laszlo Zsolnai, and Bernadette Flanagan, Routledge, London and New York, 2019. Economics and business need a more spiritual foundation to solve their ethical, social and ecological problems. Spirituality as an inner experience of deep interconnectedness with all living beings opens a space of distance from the pressures of the market and the routines of… Read More »Spirituality in economics and business

Bernadette Flanagan, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Inter-spirituality and the renewal of social practices.’ , in The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions, eds. Laszlo Zsolnai, and Bernadette Flanagan, Routledge, London and New York, 2019. This concluding essay seeks to highlight some important insights in a small selection of essays in this Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society, for the purpose of outlining the horizons which will draw the study of spirituality forward into the future.… Read More »Inter-spirituality and the renewal of social practices

Peter Pruzan, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Spiritual Transformation in Management.’ Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 2019, vol.16, no. 2, pp. 221-230 The paper covers Peter Pruzan’s personal and professional journey described as “From Optimization to Transformation – My Path to the Wellspring of Rationality, Morality and Spirituality”.  This journey also took Professor Pruzan from USA to Denmark and India. Spiritual Transformation in Management

Eleanor O’Higgins, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Progressive Business as Social Business Innovation .’ The Journal of the Macau Ricci Institute , 2018, vol.1, no. 2 This paper presents a series of brief case studies of exemplary companies identified as progressive businesses, understood as ecologically sustainable, future-respecting and pro-social enterprises. These companies follow progressive business practices and embrace social innovation methods in their business models. They represent a range of industries including ethical and sustainable banking, artisan coffee production and distribution,… Read More »Progressive Business as Social Business Innovation

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Franciscan Spirituality and Economics .’ Religions , 2018, vol.9, no. 10, pp. 288-294 St. Francis was hostile to money and material wealth. He was also against exploitation or misuse of natural creatures and promoted voluntary poverty, sharing, and universal brotherhood. This paper examines the implications of St. Francis’s views for economics. It is argued that St. Francis’s views imply the substantive notion of the term “economic” and favor material sufficiency instead of financial efficiency. Pope Francis’s encyclical… Read More »Franciscan Spirituality and Economics

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Ecologically Conscious Leadership: Spiritual Convictions that Achieve Sustainability.’ Graziadio Business Review, 2017, vol.20, no. 3 The paper argues that spiritual convictions may help business leaders to develop ecological consciousness required for achieving sustainability in business functioning. This article presents cases of ecologically conscious business leadership from the USA, Europe, and India that produced unique sustainability innovations, and discusses the role of ecological consciousness in creating business organizations that serve the flourishing of life on Earth. Ecologically… Read More »Ecologically Conscious Leadership: Spiritual Convictions that Achieve Sustainability

Eleanor O’Higgins, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘What is Progressive Business?’ , in Progressive Business Models: Creating Sustainable and Pro-social Enterprise, eds. Eleanor O’Higgins, and Laszlo Zsolnai, Palgrave-Macmillan, London, 2017. The paper offers an overview of the need for new more progressive business models than the mainstream which exists at present, identifying the current challenges facing business in Europe and beyond in its international ramifications. To remedy these challenges, the paper presents an alternative vision of progressive business functioning, whose… Read More »What is Progressive Business?

Eleanor O’Higgins, & Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Future of Business.’ , in Progressive Bsuiness Models: Creating Sustainable and Pro-social Enterprise, eds. Eleanor O’Higgins, and Laszlo Zsolnai, Palgrave-Macmillan, London, 2017. The papers argues that the future of business highly depends on its ability to renew its business models. The key problem is the nature, form and scale of business operations. The business models of today’s mainstream business do not fit in the reality of the biosphere. Business models vary but almost… Read More »Future of Business

Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Ecological Economics in the Anthropocene.’ Ecological Economics, 2017, vol. 139, pp. 158-159 This is a review of  the book “Ecological Economics for the Athropocene” (Peter G. Brown, Peter Timmerman (Eds.). Columbia University Press, New York, 2015). The book has developed a newand engaging vision and research program for ecological economics. Tones of work must still be done, but the ethical foundation the book proposes is robust. In fact, it is key to creating a more… Read More »Ecological Economics in the Anthropocene

Laszlo Zsolnai, & Katalin Illes ‘Spirituality-inspired Creativity in Business.’ International Journal of Social Economics, 2017, vol.44, no. 2, pp. 195-205 The paper investigates the relation of spirituality and creativity in business context. It  presents practical examples of spiritual-based creative business models in different faith traditions (Hinduism, Christianity and Anthroposophy).  The authors argue that spirituality and a deep sense of connectedness are essential to enhance creativity and care in business. Spirituality creates free space and openness to allow the… Read More »Spirituality-inspired Creativity in Business