Cultural Roots of Sustainable Management

1. Introduction to Practical Wisdom and Sustainability
René Schmidpeter, Bonnie Lewtas

Part I. Theoretical Foundations

2. Empowering Practical Wisdom: Spiritual Traditions and Their Role in the Global Business World of the Twenty-First Century
Andre Habisch, Claudius Bachmann

Part II. Global Case Studies

3. Practical Wisdom Through Sustainability: A Meta-approach
Ali Intezari

4. Practical Indigenous Wisdom: A Track in the Conference “Sustainability Rhetoric: Facts and Fictions”
Robyn Heckenberg

5. Leadership in the Chinese Philosophical Tradition: A Critical Perspective
Po-Keung Ip

6. Sustainability Risk and Crisis Management: A Taoism’s Perspective
Liangrong Zu

7. Wisdom as Performance: A Dialogue Between the Chinese, Greek and Biblical Traditions
Benoît Vermander

8. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Learning: The View from Mount Nebo
Granit Almog-Bareket

9. Diversity Management from an Islamic Perspective
Mouna Izelmaden

10. Islamic Roots of Corporate Social Responsibility
Duygu Turker

11. The Islamic Principle of Maslaha as Practical Wisdom for Human Development
Jochen Lobah

12. Dialogue, Skill and Tacit Knowledge: Practical Knowledge and Corporate Social Responsibility
Richard Ennals, Bo Göranzon, Björn Nelson, Daniel Alvunger

13. Entrepreneurial Wisdom
Thomas Walker

14. Spiritual Capital and Leadership in the World of Modern Commerce
Nicholas Capaldi

Part III. Closing Remarks

15. Closing Remarks: Practical Wisdom as a Global Research Project in the Twenty-First Century
André Habisch

Keywords: Business and Management, Business Ethics, Ethics, Sociology of Culture, Business Strategy/Leadership, Human Resource Management