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Maximization of What? Revisiting the Conception of Wisdom from a Buddhist Perspective |
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Shih, Chao-cheng (著)=釋照澄 (au.)
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Leadership through the Classics
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| Date | 2012.11.06 |
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| Pages | 207 - 219 |
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| Publisher | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
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| Location | US [美國] |
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| Content type | 專題研究論文=Research Paper |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | Self-interest is an important conception in Hobbesian political philosophy and classic economics. Both theories hold that rational choice to maximize interests is the best strategy to generate optimal outcome. This paper presents three arguments leading to the conclusion that the business goal set to strive for maximization of self-interest is nonmoral. What is characterized as immoral is business action that causes others harm, or fails to help others under certain morally-relevant conditions. The first argument explicates a modified stakeholder framework that enables us to explore the nexus of self- and others-interest at three different yet interconnected levels. The second argument proposes that the maximization of wisdom is the best strategy to maximize authentic self-interest in the light of Buddhist philosophy. Wisdom can be expressed as cause management, a managerial capability that needs to be cultivated not only to enhance individual lives but to wisely foresee business outcomes. The last argument provides two basic principles founded on karma theory and corresponding rules to cultivate maximization of wisdom, which can enhance the lives of individuals and positive value of businesses. |
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| Table of contents | 1.Introduction 207
2.Literature Frame 208
3.A Modified Stakeholder Framework and Methodology 209
4.Connotation of ‘Maximization of Self-Interest’ 210
4.1The Law of Causation 212
4.2How the Law of Karma Works 214
4.3Wisdom Expressed as Cause Management 215
5.Two Basic Principles to Cultivate the Maximization of Authentic X 216
5.1First Principle: Do Not Harm the Stakeholders 217
5.2Second Principle: Help the Stakeholders 217
6.Conclusion 219 |
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| Created date | 2016.06.22 |
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| Modified date | 2016.08.23 |
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