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Andras Ocsai is an Assistant Professor at the Business Ethics Center of the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He graduated in 2002 (Management and Organization), then worked for multinational companies, and the Hungarian public sector, in finance, accounting, project management. In 2019, he defended his PhD ("Value Orientation of Ecologically Conscious Businesses"). His research interests include ecological economics, Buddhist economics, spirituality in the economy and the society.
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Humanity has not been able to operate a sustainable food system globally. Radical transformation in society and the economy is needed to make food production serve the well-being of all human and non-human stakeholders while respecting planetary boundaries. This paper reviews the literature on the problem of food production in the Anthropocene. It...
Today most countries and cities follow policies that strive for competitiveness, economic growth, and wealth creation. However, this uncritical pursuit of mainstream economic dictates is producing considerable “ills” in the Anthropocene, including climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and national and global inequalities. The curre...
A kötet átfogó képet igyekszik nyújtani a világvallások gazdasági koncepcióiról és a hozzájuk kapcsolódó gazdasági és management modellekről. Inspiráló hazai és nemzetközi példákon keresztül sokoldalúan mutja be a gazdasági spiritualitás teremtő erejét. A jelenkori ökológiai, társadalmi és etikai válság olyan megoldásokat követel, amelyek túlmutatn...
The current ecological crisis and the reality of the Anthropocene clearly show the responsibility of mainstream economics and business. The need for a paradigm shift in the society and the economy is indisputable. Based on the Indian traditional wisdom, S. K. Chakraborty had suggested practical solutions such as the development of ‘consciousness et...
This chapter presents two samples of ecologically conscious business organizations. One sample consists of eight internationally well-known ecologically conscious enterprises, including Green Monday, Houdini Sportsware, Interface, Natura, Organic India, Patagonia, Scott Bader, and TerraCycle, while the other sample contains fourteen ecologically co...
This chapter presents different ideas about how business organizations can implement ecological consciousness in their functioning, and what the underlying values are that may guide them. It covers, inter alia, the “moralist model” of companies, the “ecological worldview,” “sustainability-driven businesses,” “true business sustainability,” “entrepr...
This chapter examines the concepts of “ecology” and “human ecology” as elements of the transdisciplinary study of man-made environmental problems. It then presents the different approaches to “consciousness” in Eastern and Western traditions. The chapter continues by showing how “ecological consciousness” differs from “environmental consciousness.”...
This chapter explores the current global context of ecologically conscious business and develops some conclusions about the future of business. At present, humanity is not operating in a sustainable way, and mainstream economics is in conflict with the solutions required to reach a state of “one-planet compatibility.” Earlier efforts in internation...
This chapter describes the importance of business models. The term “business” usually refers to business organizations or business enterprises that are primarily motivated by profit. However, ethical, social, and ecological considerations can also be part of the functioning of a genuine business enterprise. In fact, business practices can only be j...
This chapter analyzes the business models of ecologically conscious business organizations in the international and the Hungarian sample in a comparative way. The elements and characteristics of the business models are presented in six main dimensions, including the value propositions, market segment, cost structure, and profit potential, the struc...
This chapter addresses the problems of ecological consciousness in business organizations, with a special focus on value orientation and business models. A large body of literature has investigated the value orientations of businesses, but the topic of ecological consciousness has been less studied in this context. Based on a summary of the work an...
“Andras Ócsai’s book challenges the dominating business models and gives a convincing presentation of unusual business practices that are based on genuine ecological commitment. This book will be a stimulating reading for students, scholars and practitioners looking for a guide to an ecological responsible economy.”
—Ove Jakobsen, Professor and Dir...
A tanulmány a gazdaság „jéghegy” modellje alapján jellemzi az üzleti vállalkozásokat (business enterprise) és a közösségi gazdaságot (community economy), valamint bemutatja a spiritualitás szerepét mindkét területen; elemzi a spiritualitásnak az üzleti és menedzsmenttudományokra, valamint az üzleti gyakorlatra kifejtett hatását; végül két nemzetköz...
Mindannyian tapasztaljuk, hogy az antropocén korában az emberiség az egész bolygónkra kiterjedő, egyre súlyosbodó ökológiai válságban él. Ezért túlnyomó részt a mainstream üzleti modell tekinthető felelősnek. A mai társadalmi-gazdasági rendszer természeti környezet helyreállítását előtérbe helyező átalakítása elengedhetetlennek tűnik, amihez az eti...
The chapter analyses Béres Pharmaceuticals, a leading Hungarian company engaged in natural and preventive medicine, comprising a unique trace element supplement product strengthening the immune system of the human body and additional natural medicine developed from it. Béres’ mission is to promote human health by supplying people with natural medic...
Mindfulness and non-violence are both traditional Indian virtues originated from the Middle Ages and developed through the centuries by the various teaching and practice of Buddhism. Their equally crucial role in practicing spirituality and leading people’s worldly life was inevitable. In the modern times a shift of importance between them has take...
The chapter depicts the potential place of the spirit of non-violence and the spirit of peace in social affairs and economic circumstances. It deals with the approach of Mahatma Gandhi to non-violence and the approach of Saint Francis of Assisi to noble poverty, simplicity and peace as one of the great inspirations to Gandhi. These two concepts are...
The paper presents the lives and the credos of Saint Francis of Assisi and Mahatma Gandhi. It deals with the approach of Saint Francis to peace and with the approach of Gandhi to non-violence. These two concepts are interrelated, and they have analogous aspects. Both of them are suitable to be used as the main characteristics of business strategies...
In this paper, we describe how we conducted in-depth empirical research about the value-background and coping strategies of ecologically-oriented enterprises in Hungary. It is a common belief that companies that have an ecological orientation are at a disadvantage on competitive markets because ethical and environmentally-friendly behaviour can gen...
