Ethical Leadership: Indian and European Spiritual Approaches - Tapa dura

This original contribution to business ethics brings together chapters by leading European and Indian scholars and practitioners. Addressing issues of human values, ethics, spirituality and leadership in business the authors aim to create a dialogue and interchange between Indian and European cultural traditions. Topics include spiritual orientations to business in Hindu, Buddhist and Christian traditions; the effect of spirituality upon contemporary leadership theories; sustainable business models in India and Europe and a comparison between Indian and European philosophies of leadership. In exploring what India and Europe can offer to one another in the development of ethical business leadership, Ethical Leadership aims to demonstrate ways to achieve sustainability, peace and well-being.

Madhumita Chatterji is Director of the IFIM Business School in Bangalore, India where she is also a professor. Dr Chatterji has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research. Her current interests include ethics, corporate social responsibility, and cross cultural management.

László Zsolnai is Director of the Business Ethics Center at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary where he is also a professor. He is President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven and a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in London. His latest publications include The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business.