| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄應用科技大學 === 企業管理系碩士在職專班 === 100 === Abstract
The prevalence of capitalism has facilitated rapid progress and thriving development in both technology and economy over the last century. However, businesses usually aim at pursuing profits as much as they can, which then leads to material-oriented operations and management. In addition, the desire for making an easy fortune has naturally given rise to “greed” in human beings. As a result, the events in relating to corruption or embezzlement such as misappropriating corporate funds, falsifying accounts, emptying corporate assets, conveying unjust interests and so on occur from time to time. Minor cases may cause one to lose fame and reputation while major ones may destroy financial order and jeopardize the livelihood of the public in the society. While developing economy, human beings think they can conquer Mother Nature and endlessly exploit the resources in the eco system. Over-development and deforestation result in natural disasters. Inevitably, human beings are taking the consequences for what they have done.
In this study, the Buddhist doctrine of “Consciousness-Only” (Yogacara) is applied to discuss the predestined relationships between human mind, business management and economic development and explore the meaning of “being interdependent to live and being interdependent to die”. Based on the above concept, this paper will be carried out as qualitative research. Open interviews with the experts will be conducted. Real-world cases will be presented to demonstrate the theory applied. In other words, this paper attempts to convey that materialized business operations and management form an environment which easily nourishes human “greed”. On the other hand, this study also tries to illustrate that the R&D and innovation under business operations and management are generally based on “benefiting human beings”. Though human beings have experienced prosperous economic development, frequent disasters have put human lives in danger because of deforestation and over-development in a reckless and ruthless manner held by mankind as well as ignorant destruction while they are taking the advantage of natural resources. Such phenomenon is a result of rude behavior of human beings. When the time comes, human beings will have to take the consequences and face the predestined relationships between cause and effect.
For seeking a solution, human beings have to recognize that they depend on the Earth to survive and they have to live harmoniously with Nature. Human beings should not over-develop and crave for natural resources. In contrast, they should establish the cause-and-effect concept – “being interdependent to live and being interdependent to die”. It is necessary for businesses to consider not only benefiting human beings but also preserving our natural environment and eco system. Furthermore, human beings have to ensure that waste materials will be recycled for avoiding environmental pollution and save them a righteous and pure economic environment. The result of the experiments on water crystals carried out by Masaru Emoto, a Japanese PhD, shows that substances can be changed by human mind. His research proves that the Buddhist saying, “pure mind, pure land”, does exist. The principle of the verified saying can further be applied to change our economic development pattern in order to co-exist with the natural environment. When greed is replaced by purity in human mind, the external environment naturally becomes tranquil and whole. This is because the true happiness is derived from fulfillment in spirit and wisdom rather than materialized satisfaction of the Six Sense-organs (or Six Indriyas) with the Six Dusts (or Six External Bases).
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