Sustainable Transformation and Well-being: The Role of Business for Individual and Collective Flourishing [Hardcover]

In an era of undeniable human impact on the planet, can business drive sustainable development and enhance well-being for all? This book explores the evolving concept of well-being through a transdisciplinary lens, bridging sustainability, business, and collective flourishing. It examines the business sector's transformative role in promoting well-being through sustainable practices.

Featuring insights from diverse disciplines and cultures, the book provides case studies, strategies, and resources for entrepreneurs and managers to achieve well-being in work and life. With contributions from leading scientists, it maps the current landscape, identifies gaps, and sparks new research on linking individual, societal, and planetary well-being.

A must-read for those seeking to understand how business can foster a sustainable, well-being-driven future.

Part I: Entering an New Paradigm: Exploring Thoughts and Concepts for a New Role of Business in the Context of Sustainable Transformation and Well-being.- 1. The Art of Transformation: How We Can Simultaneously Adapt to and Change the World.- 2. The Present of an Ancient Notion: Eudaimonic Well-Being as a Concept for Sustainable Entrepreneurs?.- 3. How Purpose Drives Sustainable Business Transformation and Wellbeing: Practical Wisdom of Taoism.- 4. Centennial Companies in Japan: Ethical Strategies for Sustainability and Well-being.- Transitional Chapter I.- 5. Paying Tribute to the Complexity of Human Beings: A Business Narrative Harmonizing the Well-being of Individuals and Society.- Part II: Fields of Application for Sustainable Business Transformation and Well-being.- 6. Philosophy as a Resource for Sustainable Business Transformation and Entrepreneurs Well-being.- 7. The Zen of Music: On the EnergeticslÓÛ