The Implementation of Adhiṭṭhānadhamma Pattern to Drive Corporate Management towards Sustainable

Abstract

In this dissertation, three objectives were purposely made: 1) to study the Adhiṭṭhānadhamma Principle in Theravada Buddhism, 2) to study the concepts and principles of organizational management leading to the sustainable development, and 3) to propose the implementation of Adhiṭṭhānadhamma pattern to drive corporate management leading to the sustainable development. This research employed the qualitative research methodology focusing on the data collection by in-depth interview of eight key informants. The research result shows that Adhiṭṭhānadhamma is the Dhamma that should be cultivated in the mind, having four significant components: 1) Paññã (wisdom) 2) Sacca (truthfulness), 3) Cãga (sacrifice); and 4) Upasama (non-defilement). Once properly practice these four virtues, one will receive benefits therefrom at 3 levels: the benefits at the basic level, aiming for one-self; the benefits at the middle level, aiming for others; and the benefits at the highest level; aiming for Nibbāna. As regards the concepts and principles of organizational management leading to the sustainable development, it is found that the history of sustainable development stems from a global conference calling for development that includes social and environmental considerations in addition to the sole emphasis on economic growth. The concept of organizational management leading to the sustainable development is the one that actively integrates economic, social, and environmental aspects in a balanced way, resulting in sustainability where principles for managing an organization for sustainable development are incorporated through four main activities in the management process consisting of planning, organizing, leading or directing, and controlling. The benefits arising from the organizational management leading to the sustainable development will bring about certain balance in economic, social, and environmental aspects, meeting the sustainable development goals.

Upon implementing a form of Adhiṭṭhānadhamma Principle to drive organization leading to the sustainable development, it is interestingly found that organizational executives apply Paññãdhiṭṭhãna, Saccãdhiṭṭhãna, Cãgãdhiṭṭhãna and Upasamãdhiṭṭhãna in order to drive the organization towards the sustainable development in three situations, namely, normal, problematic, and crisis one. Accordingly, there is an organizational management that puts Paññã (wisdom), Sacca (truthfulness), Cãga (sacrifice), and Upasama (non-defilement) into practices in order to drive the organization towards the sustainable development where the achievement of a balance in economic, social, and environmental aspects including good corporate governance and effective development of products and service innovations is expected as a whole.