Front Cover -- Business, Ethics and Peace -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Commemorating the Great War 1914-1918 -- Business for Peace -- Peace Economics and Peace Science -- Content of the Book -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Prologue: Speech to the SPES Conference - Business for Peace -- Peace Is Not Perpetual -- Yet What Is Peace? -- Beyond Our Borders -- Part I: Towards a Holistic and Spiritual-based Concept of Peace -- The Evolving View on Peace and Its Implications for Business -- Part I: Evolving Concepts of Peace -- Important Terms in the Peace Studies Field -- Seven Evolving Aspects of Peace -- War Prevention: Eliminating War and Physical Violence, and Creating International Institutions to Balance Actors Interests ... -- Eliminating Structural Violence in Addition to Physical Violence and War -- Holistic, Complex Systems Models and Visions of Peace -- Summary on the Evolution of the Peace Concept -- Part II: Implications for Business -- Business and the Prevention of War -- Business as a Substitute for War and Violence (Step 1) -- Business and the Balance of Power (Step 2) -- Business and the Positive Conditions for Peace -- Business, Human Rights and Civil Society Movements (Step 3) -- From Gender/Feminist to Corporate Peace (Step 4) -- Towards a Holistic Concept of Business and Peace -- Management of Diversity (Step 5) -- Management of Sustainability (Step 6) -- Spiritual-Based Leadership (Step 7) -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Peace in an Organic Worldview -- Introduction -- The Metapsychological Roots of War and Peace -- Towards a Holistic Peace Theory - A Model -- Perspectives on Mechanistic and Organic Worldviews -- Shallow and Deep Authenticity -- Competition and Cooperation -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

The Passion and Imagination for Peace -- Introduction -- War and the Realization of War's Horrors: From Homer to the Present -- The Failure of Leaders -- The Failure of Citizens -- Modern Passionate and Imaginative Peace Lovers -- Gandhi and His Followers -- Politicians and Statesmen -- The Ukrainian Crisis (2013-2014) and the Failures of Leadership -- Notes -- References -- The Wisdom of Mercy as the Foundation of Business and Peace: The Alternative to Fear -- Fear as the Foundation of Business and Peace -- Fear and Business Are Twins -- Fear and Peace Are Twins -- Mimetic Desire -- Violence -- Wisdom as the Alternative Foundation of Business and Peace -- Loving Wisdom -- The Stoic Wisdom of a Peaceful Cosmos -- The Humanistic Wisdom of Not Preventing the Peace of the Other -- The Postmodern Love of Wisdom as Wisdom of Love, Compassion and Mercy -- The Wisdom of Mercy as the Foundation of Business and Peace -- Mercy and Peace Are Twins -- Mercy and Business Are Twins -- The Sustainability Desire Instead of the Mimetic Desire -- Gift Instead of Violence -- References -- A Culture of Peace: Common Ground for Joint Action -- Introduction -- Major Challenges -- The Cultural Failure -- The Search for Common Ground -- Interconnectedness -- Vulnerability -- Urge to Live -- Awe -- Science and Religion -- Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Peace Ethics: Responsibilities, Leadership and the Common Good -- Responsibility Is the Way: Clouds and Silver Linings around the Idea of 'Business for Peace' -- A Peace-Minded Economy -- The Idea of 'Responsibility': The Foundation of Human Relationships -- Responsibility: A Universal But Culturally Differentiated Idea -- Assuming Responsibilities -- Accountability -- The Practice of Responsibility: Controversial, Undefined, Eroded and Fragmented -- Controversial -- Undefined.

Mentalities Affected by Ethical Erosion -- Increased Complexity of Modern Societies -- Interacting Categories of Partners -- Governments -- Actors in the Business Sector -- Citizens -- Making the Idea of Shared Responsibility Explicit -- Towards a Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities -- Notes -- References -- Human Rights and Individual Responsibility: Identifying the Individual 'Margin of Appreciation' -- The Problem with the 'Duties and Responsibilities' Discourse -- The Moral, the Ethical and the Legal -- The Moral Dimension: Duty -- The Ethical Dimension: Responsibility -- Reconciling Duty and Responsibility -- Reconciling Duty, Responsibility and Right -- Individual Responsibility as a Form of 'Double Subsidiarity' -- Subsidiarity and 'Margin of Appreciation' -- Individual and Societal Ethical Diversity -- Authority and Role -- The Concept of Authority -- Authority and Roles -- Shared Responsibility -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Co-Charismatic Leadership and Peacebuilding: Inspiration from John Paul Lederach -- Introduction -- John Paul Lederach -- Peacebuilding -- Embracing Difference in Order to Build Peace -- Conflict and Transformation -- Relationships -- Journey and Discovery -- Other Virtues -- Action -- Summarising Lederach's Contribution -- Leadership Thinking -- Co-Charismatic Leadership -- Consciousness of the Other -- Connectivity -- Criticality -- Commitment -- Community -- Character -- Creativity -- In Practice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- A Path to a Peaceful World for the Common Good -- Introduction -- Becoming an Economist for the Common Good -- Justice and the Common Good -- Defining Justice -- Distinguishing Justice from Charity -- Defining Economic Justice -- Defining the Common Good -- Defining a Peaceful World -- Identifying the Ingredients for a Peaceful World.

The Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Websources -- Part III: Religion and Peace Management -- The Concept of 'Peace Management' from a Sikh-Indian Perspective -- Introduction -- The Economic and Ethic Dimensions of the Din-I-Ilahi -- Guru Nanak: A Mercantile Cast Seeking Liberation for Everybody -- Worldly Pursuits Become Predominant -- Caste and Emigration -- Sikh Management Ethics and Spirituality -- Macauliffe's International Message -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Islam and Peace -- The Root of Peace -- Salam in Early Islam -- Jihad -- Money-Theism -- Recoupling Submission and Peace -- Spiritual Readjustment -- Notes -- References -- Leadership in Peacemaking: A Christian View -- Introduction -- Biblical Principles in Peace-Making -- The Necessity for a Desire for Peace before Entering a Situation -- The Necessity to Examine the Motivation for Getting Involved in Any Kind of Peace-Making -- Peacemaking Involves Total Commitment and Self-Sacrifice -- A Considerable Time of Preparation Is Essential -- Enter the Situation Quietly -- Constitute a Core Team of Peacemakers -- Form a Team of Optimum Size -- An Effective Team Includes Representatives from All Sides to the Conflict -- It Is Necessary for Peacemakers to Leave behind All That Surrounded Their Life before -- Undertaking Practical Work Is Part of Peacemaking -- Peacemakers Need to Be Prepared to 'Bear the Enmity' -- Leaders in Peacemaking Hold the Vision of Hope -- What Model of Leadership Is Required in Contributing to Peace? -- Can Servant Leadership Be a Model for Business Leadership? -- Scott Bader Commonwealth -- CIEL - Christian Industrial Enterprises Limited -- Daily Bread Co-Operative -- Robert Greenleaf -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A -- Raymond Odeke's Story -- Appendix B -- From Tragedy to Triumph.

Business for World Peace: A Baha'i Perspective -- A Baha'i Perspective -- The Interdependence of the Peoples and Nations of the Earth -- Dealing with Scarcity, the Fallacy of a Growth-Driven System -- Unity in the Economic Sphere -- The Art of Cooperation in an Interconnected World -- A New Leadership to Bring about Unity, Peace and Prosperity -- Female Leaders in the Political World -- Female Leaders in the Business World -- Millennials Are Naturally Collaborative -- Millennials Are Naturally Collaborative -- Millennials Are Driven by a Search for Personal Reputation -- Conclusion -- References -- Ecology for Peace: The Franciscan Legacy -- Introduction -- Creation and Ecology -- Conversion -- St. Bonaventure -- Peace -- What Counts at the End: Paupertas, Minoritas, Fraternitas -- A Vision of Franciscan Peacemaking (1999) -- References -- The Spirit of Non-violence and Peace in Business -- Gandhi and the Spirit of Non-Violence -- Non-Violence -- The Life and Philosophy of Saint Francis -- Poverty, Peace and Ecology -- Francis as the Inspiration to Gandhi -- Poverty and Ahimsa as Spiritual Notions -- Non-Violence in Economics -- Poverty as a Practical Economic Notion -- Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Peacebuilding in Business and Economics -- Putting a Price on Peace: The Total Cost of Violence to the Global Economy -- Introduction -- The Virtuous Cycle of Peace -- The Economic Impact of Violence and Conflict -- Security Officers -- Loss of Life -- Homicide -- Terrorism -- Incarceration -- Violent Crime -- Military Expenditure -- UN Peacekeeping -- Deaths from Internal and External Conflict -- Fear of Violence -- Refugees and Internally Displaced People -- Lost Production -- Private Security -- Total Peace World Product -- References -- Ethical Reasoning in Global Decision-Making -- Introduction.

Ethical Reasoning in Global Business Decision-Making - Preliminaries and Context.