Spirituality and Business Exploring Possibilities for a New Manageme
The effects of globalization influence corporate life and entrepreneurial culture and the implications are felt, directly or indirectly, by every world citizen. This book examines our inevitable relationship with business and the drives behind the way we
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Spirituality and Business
Sharda S. Nandram
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Margot Esther Borden
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Spirituality and Business Exploring Possibilities for a New Management Paradigm
Editors Sharda S. Nandram www.nyenrode.nl www.praansol.com [email protected] [email protected] þ31(0)641403325
Margot Esther Borden, M.A. www.theintegralperspective.com [email protected] þ33 (0) 6 19 97 33 67, þ1 602 748-4293
ISBN 978-3-642-02660-7 e-ISBN 978-3-642-02661-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02661-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009932130 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To the memory of my Mother for the Seva and the Shakti. My sincere love goes to my family and to all those whom I have met during my spiritual journey; teachers, gurus, swamis, academics, students and business people, in India and Europe, who have in one way or another helped me transform my life. Sharda S. Nandram
I would like to thank my beloved Guru Paramahamsa Hariharanandaji and his wise and loving successor Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji for their constant, patient and loving guidance over the years. I would also like to sincerely thank all my other gurus who are in the form of family, friends, clients and business mentors. Margot Esther Borden
Preface
We, Sharda and Margot, feel very honored to be able to write and edit such a book. Our spiritual journey has led to the passion of bringing together and sharing the thoughts we ourselves have come across in our lives by meeting gurus, swamis, like-minded seekers, managers, teachers, entrepreneurs, academics, students, and by reading books and practicing spiritual techniques. We also have gained much spiritual inspiration from the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother to whom we are grateful. The thoughts presented in this book already exist in the East and West. Integrating them into the way we do business, can help us to regain trust and respect in business even in the current economic cri
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