Europe Asia Dialogue on business spirituality (European SPES Cahiers, nr. 2)

Values, purposes and functions of European and
Asian businesses are topics of vital importance today.
European SPES Cahier n.° 2 contains selected papers
of the annual conference of the European SPES Forum
Europe-Asia Dialogue on Business, Ethics & Spirituality,
held in 2006 in Budapest, Hungary. Scholars
and practitioners from England, Norway, Sweden and
Hungary as well as from India, Indonesia, Japan and
the USA share their views on European and Asian
ways of doing business.

What are the basic differences between the ethical orientation
of European and Asian businesses? How can
European and Asian traditions of spirituality contribute
to transforming contemporary management theory
and praxis? Which new leadership roles emerge
for spiritual growth and reflection in the workplace in
Europe and Asia?

The European SPES Forum believes that Europe and
Asia can be inspired by each other, especially if they
return to and apply creatively their own spiritual foundations.

Laszlo Zsolnai is professor and director of the Business
Ethics Centre at the Corvinus University of Budapest.
He is chairman of the Business Ethics Interfaculty
Group of the Community of European Management
Schools (CEMS). He is co-founder of the
European SPES Forum.