Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay
Roles and responsibilities of the business community towards society are underexplored and least understood by the business community as well as by the society in general. In the absence of any guideline on the societal responsibilities of the business community in Bhutan, an intellectual gap possi...
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| description | Roles and responsibilities of the business community towards society are underexplored and least understood by the business community as well as by the society in general. In the absence of any guideline on the societal
responsibilities of the business community in Bhutan, an intellectual gap possibly exists between the ideology of Gross National Happiness and the roles of the business community. Thus, this review explores the tangible
societal responsibilities of the business community. It also discusses the long-established arguments on the roles of business to society beyond profit-making and maximizing its financial well-being. Using keywords such as the business community, well-being, social responsibilities, Buddhist economics, western economies, and sustainable business, 114 articles were retrieved from the web-based resources. The data generated thus were analysed using the constant comparison analysis of QUAL approach. The finding indicates that the societal responsibility of the
business community is an oxymoron conceptually. The paper also addresses the principles of Gross National Happiness as an approach to promoting an active and sustainable business community. However, indepth
research is necessary to understand the roles and responsibilities of the business community in the context of Gross National Happiness. |
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| spelling | uitm-322902020-07-22T01:36:58Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32290/ Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay jeeir Wangchuk, Dorji Tobgay, Thinley Affection. Feeling. Emotion Quality of life Roles and responsibilities of the business community towards society are underexplored and least understood by the business community as well as by the society in general. In the absence of any guideline on the societal responsibilities of the business community in Bhutan, an intellectual gap possibly exists between the ideology of Gross National Happiness and the roles of the business community. Thus, this review explores the tangible societal responsibilities of the business community. It also discusses the long-established arguments on the roles of business to society beyond profit-making and maximizing its financial well-being. Using keywords such as the business community, well-being, social responsibilities, Buddhist economics, western economies, and sustainable business, 114 articles were retrieved from the web-based resources. The data generated thus were analysed using the constant comparison analysis of QUAL approach. The finding indicates that the societal responsibility of the business community is an oxymoron conceptually. The paper also addresses the principles of Gross National Happiness as an approach to promoting an active and sustainable business community. However, indepth research is necessary to understand the roles and responsibilities of the business community in the context of Gross National Happiness. Universiti Teknologi Mara Selangor 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32290/1/AJ_DORJI%20WANGCHUK%20JEEIR%20B%2019.pdf Wangchuk, Dorji and Tobgay, Thinley (2019) Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay. (2019) Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research (JEEIR) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Emerging_Economies_and_Islamic_Research_=28JEEIR=29.html>, 7 (3). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2289-2559 https://journal.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/JEEIR/ |
| spellingShingle | Affection. Feeling. Emotion Quality of life Wangchuk, Dorji Tobgay, Thinley Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title | Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A
Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title_full | Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A
Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title_fullStr | Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A
Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A
Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title_short | Who should be responsible for our general well-being? A
Gross National Happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / Dorji Wangchuk and Thinley Tobgay |
| title_sort | who should be responsible for our general well-being? a
gross national happiness approach to promoting a
responsive and sustainable business community / dorji wangchuk and thinley tobgay |
| topic | Affection. Feeling. Emotion Quality of life |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32290/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32290/ |