David Bubna-Litic
University of Technology Sydney, School of Management, Faculty Member
- Buddhism, Management, Secular, secularism and secularization, Relational aesthetics, Contemporary Spirituality, Taijiquan T'ai Chi Ch'uan, and 11 moreScience and Romanticism, Communities and Innovation, Sustainable Cities, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Management, Business, Sociology, Environmental Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Strategyedit
In recent years insight (vipassana) practice in Australia has diversified in content and spawned new institutions that present a more secular face. These changes exemplify the development of global Buddhism elsewhere rather than some... more
In recent years insight (vipassana) practice in Australia has diversified in content and spawned new institutions that present a more secular face. These changes exemplify the development of global Buddhism elsewhere rather than some local, sui generis divergence from international trends. Nonetheless, the unusual prominence of Buddhist migrants in the Australian population has influenced the interaction between traditional and western Buddhists, and thus the emergence of the new trends. In interpreting the transformations in question, we make heuristic use both of Martin Baumann s periodization of Buddhist history, with its characterization of the present stage as global, and Stephen Batchelor s distinction between religious Buddhism and dharma practice. The Australian experience highlights the value of the earlier interaction between migrant and locally-born Buddhists, and the formative effect their later separation has on lay practice. This experience also points to the salience ...
... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton... more
... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton Foundation Freedom Project Award. ...
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How appropriate is the MBA as the major vehicle for management education in Australia as we enter this new century? This question is explored from two perspectives the context of the imperative for sustainability and related curriculum... more
How appropriate is the MBA as the major vehicle for management education in Australia as we enter this new century? This question is explored from two perspectives the context of the imperative for sustainability and related curriculum design issues. A survey of MBA programs in Australia will be reported on in terms of their relevance to sustainability criteria and the capacity to integrate these concerns with curriculum material in the MBA. The dictates of the 21st century call for graduates with an ability to develop reflexivity in action, who can broach both worldviews and have skills that can negotiate the transformations required of corporate Australia. The MBA is at the crossroads- can it regenerate through an incremental path to integration of sustainability by changing curricula, teaching and learning techniques to enable the active engagement of students with sustainability issues? Or do we acknowledge the contested nature of knowledge creation and argue with Gregory Bateso...
Critical thinking is widely regarded as a crucial capability for competent management and also for any leadership role in society. In this article, we ask, “How do textbooks play a role in the weakness of many management graduates’... more
Critical thinking is widely regarded as a crucial capability for competent management and also for any leadership role in society. In this article, we ask, “How do textbooks play a role in the weakness of many management graduates’ critical thinking skills?” Management teachers can find plentiful advice about best teaching practices, yet the critical skills gap remains. We argue that the nature and use of management textbooks intersect and interact with students’ epistemology to support a culture of surface learning, resulting in a failure to develop critical thinking skills. Textbooks reinforce underdeveloped student epistemology through limitations of content and position students as passive recipients of an authoritative version of oversimplified knowledge. In our survey of 30 successful management textbooks, we found the majority of popular management textbooks potentially inhibit, or only weakly support, the development of students’ capacity for critical thinking. The article c...
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How appropriate is the MBA as the major vehicle for management education in Australia as we enter this new century? This question is explored from two perspectives the context of the imperative for sustainability and related curriculum... more
How appropriate is the MBA as the major vehicle for management education in Australia as we enter this new century? This question is explored from two perspectives the context of the imperative for sustainability and related curriculum design issues. A survey of MBA programs in Australia will be reported on in terms of their relevance to sustainability criteria and the capacity to integrate these concerns with curriculum material in the MBA. The dictates of the 21st century call for graduates with an ability to develop reflexivity in action, who can broach both worldviews and have skills that can negotiate the transformations required of corporate Australia. The MBA is at the crossroads can it regenerate through an incremental path to integration of sustainability by changing curricula, teaching and learning techniques to enable the active engagement of students with sustainability issues? Or do we acknowledge the contested nature of knowledge creation and argue with Gregory Bateson...
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In recent years insight ( vipassana ) practice in Australia has diversified in content and spawned new institutions that present a more secular face. These changes exemplify the development of global Buddhism elsewhere rather than some... more
In recent years insight ( vipassana ) practice in Australia has diversified in content and spawned new institutions that present a more secular face. These changes exemplify the development of global Buddhism elsewhere rather than some local, sui generis divergence from international trends. Nonetheless, the unusual prominence of Buddhist migrants in the Australian population has influenced the interaction between “traditional” and “western” Buddhists, and thus the emergence of the new trends. In interpreting the transformations in question, we make heuristic use both of Martin Baumann’s periodization of Buddhist history, with its characterization of the present stage as global, and Stephen Batchelor’s distinction between “religious Buddhism” and “ dharma practice.” The Australian experience highlights the value of the earlier interaction between migrant and locally-born Buddhists, and the formative effect their later separation has on lay practice. This experience also points to th...
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An ever-expanding literature now exists critiquing the theory and philosophy of positive psychology, however, research has yet to provide a critical analysis of its practical application. The current study extends on these critiques by... more
An ever-expanding literature now exists critiquing the theory and philosophy of positive psychology, however, research has yet to provide a critical analysis of its practical application. The current study extends on these critiques by exploring how positive psychology is applied to the workplace by investigating practitioner-based sources including interviews with workplace coaches who use positive psychological interventions and applied published texts. The study draws on Michel Foucault’s concepts of power/knowledge and discourse as a theoretical and methodological framework. Three dominant discourses were identified which illustrate the ways in which positive psychology is applied to the workplace. These include the promotion of its scientific credentials, employing a strength-based approach and using goal-setting and behavioral reinforcement interventions. When applied to the workplace, these discourses psychologize workplace problems, resulting in potentially negative outcomes...
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In Australia over the last three decades, secular insight (vipassana) meditation practice has increasingly drawn away from its Theravadin origins, thus exemplifying a wider trend in western Buddhist circles over the second half of the... more
In Australia over the last three decades, secular insight (vipassana) meditation practice has increasingly drawn away from its Theravadin origins, thus exemplifying a wider trend in western Buddhist circles over the second half of the last century, to loosen ties with their ...
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... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton... more
... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton Foundation Freedom Project Award. ...
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10 BUDDHIST ETHICS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY MAKING David Bubna-Litic We are in an era in which" business" organizations pervade almost every aspect of our lives. The ubiquity of modern business... more
10 BUDDHIST ETHICS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY MAKING David Bubna-Litic We are in an era in which" business" organizations pervade almost every aspect of our lives. The ubiquity of modern business activities in providing products, services and information for almost ...
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5 Is the MBA sustainable? Degrees of change Suzanne Benn and David Bubna-Litic University of Technology, Sydney, Australia It is inevitable that sustainability will be the defining issue of this new century, requiring public-sector and... more
5 Is the MBA sustainable? Degrees of change Suzanne Benn and David Bubna-Litic University of Technology, Sydney, Australia It is inevitable that sustainability will be the defining issue of this new century, requiring public-sector and private-sector organisations to introduce ...
Macquarie University ResearchOnline.
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... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton... more
... David Crowther ISBN: 978-0-566-08817-9 Corruption in International Business Sharon Eicher ... XU SPIRITUALITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY research and teaching interest is in ... He is a recent recipient of the Templeton Foundation Freedom Project Award. ...
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30 SERVANTS OF GREED: POST-INDUSTRIAL SUBCULTURE (S) FROM A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE David Bubna-Litic Buddhism provides a world view that is becoming increasingly popular among postindustrial professionals looking for depth and soul in their... more
30 SERVANTS OF GREED: POST-INDUSTRIAL SUBCULTURE (S) FROM A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE David Bubna-Litic Buddhism provides a world view that is becoming increasingly popular among postindustrial professionals looking for depth and soul in their work lives. Within this ...