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Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy

    Our paper entitled  “Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy” has been published in the book on “Embracing Post-Growth: Sustainable Paths Beyond Conventional Economic Approaches” edited by Oriol Amat & Marcos Eguiguren. (Barcelona, Barcelona School of Management. pp. 89-129.) The paper starts with the observation that in the Postgrowth Economy the difference between the role of consumer and the role of citizen can vanish as consumers – similar to citizens – increasingly take a broader… Read More »Consumers and Citizens in the Post-Growth Economy

    Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions

      A paper by Laszlo Zsolnai and Juewei Shi on “Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions” was published in International Journal of Ethics and Systems in 2026 June. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-10-2025-0567 The paper investigates the concept of mettā (“loving kindness”) within the historical context of Buddhism and explores its potential as a principle for economic and social actions in today’s world. The paper develops a new definition of genuine altruism in which altruism means “helping others in… Read More »Loving Kindness in Economic and Social Actions

      Planet Positive Economy

        Laszlo Zsolnai’s book on “Planet Positive Economy: Ethical, Spiritual, and Methodological Foundations” was published by Springer in 2026. The book discusses the grand challenges of the Anthropocene era and explores how the economy can be transformed to serve the wellbeing of humans and nature in an integrated way. It develops a broad, spiritually informed view of the economy and argues for the need to shift the underlying materialistic value orientation of current economic and business… Read More »Planet Positive Economy

        Spirituality and Business in the Anthropocene

          My book on “Spirituality and Business in the Anthropocene” has been published by Palgrave-Macmillan in London in 2025. This contributed volume collects innovative papers by scholars from Europe, India, and the USA to investigate how spirituality can contribute to renewing business in response to the challenges of the Anthropocene era. Using insights from Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Existential Humanism the book explores the materialist worldviews in the Anthropocene and their relation to crises. Further, it… Read More »Spirituality and Business in the Anthropocene

          The Club of Rome

            By July 2025 I have been elected as Full Member of The Club of Rome. I will contribute to The Club of Rome’s work on ecocivilisation, regenerative business, and redefining business education. My experience leading values-based initiatives across academia and civil society may help to rethink systems for a more just and sustainable world. https://www.clubofrome.org/member/zsolnai-laszlo/

            Spirituality in Professional Higher Education

              My paper has been publised in Journal of Human Values. Co-authors are Lisa Miller (Columbia University), Marjorie Woollacott (University of Oregon), and Julio Bermudez (The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.). In the paper we argue that there is alarming psychological dysfunction within our universities. Depression, together with anxiety, substance abuse and chronic stress is widespread among students and faculty. Additionally, there isincreasing evidence of growing cultural, racial, political and other social-borne friction on and… Read More »Spirituality in Professional Higher Education

              Business Education & Transformational Learning

                Laszlo Zsolnai gave a presentation in the “Business Education and the Future of the Planet” workshop co-organized by the Business Ethics Center and The Club of Rome on November 11, 2024 at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies in Budapest. In his presentation on “Business Education & Transformational Learning” Laszlo Zsolnai argued that to solve the messy, wicked problems of the Antropocene era we need professionals who can integrate their professional knowledgewith ecologyand a humanistic… Read More »Business Education & Transformational Learning

                Building Practical Wisdom in Business, Organisation and Management through Transformative Civic Education (´Bildung´)

                  The paper by Wendelin Küpers, Paul Shrivastava, & Laszlo Zsolnai on “Building Practical Wisdom in Business, Organisation and Management through Transformative Civic Education (´Bildung´)” was published in Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion in October, 2024. http://DOI: https://doi.org/10.51327/SOWN9168 This paper revisits the concept of “Bildung” as a transformative approach to civic education, aimed at renewing business and management education and organisational practices to foster both human and non-human flourishing and sustainability. It synthesises key insights… Read More »Building Practical Wisdom in Business, Organisation and Management through Transformative Civic Education (´Bildung´)

                  How to Renew Business Ethics Education?

                    My paper on “How to Renew Business Ethics Education?” was published in Journal of Human Values in 2024 August. The paper argues that business ethics education is losing credibility worldwide. This is partly due to the experience that teaching ethics in business schools does not necessarily help future professionals to be more ethical in business. The article suggests that business ethics courses should be renewed both in contents and pedagogy. It advances a position that… Read More »How to Renew Business Ethics Education?