Combination and Function of Buddhist Thought in Modern Enterprise Management　

Yan Kuo
　
Abstract：　Buddhist doctrines，　which include a lot of fresh thinking and feasible philosophy，　have great referential significance to modern business management，　such as The Three Universal Truths are：　All phenomena are impermanent；　All dharma are non-self；　The eternity is Nivana and stillness，　etc。　So the thought of Buddhism can be applied to the management in the modern enterprise。　Besides，　other theory，　such as the core philosophy of“　Six harmonies　”，　also would be a very good inspiration to the modern enterprise。

Key words：　Corporate Culture　All phenomena are impermanent　All dharma are non-self
　
If talking about the integration of Buddhist thought and enterprise management，　firstly we must understand what corporate culture is。　Only when grasping the accurate definition of corporate culture can we better know how to learn from the profound Buddhist，　and then benefit the modern enterprise。　For enterprise culture，　the experts either from domestic or from foreign countries give a variety of perspectives to corporate culture。　However，　what is corporate culture？　In the　“corporate culture”　(Corporate Culture)　written by Terence E。Deal　(Terence)　and AllanA。Kennedy　(Allen)，　the corporate culture is defined as a way　“to standardize the business person acts in most cases with a strong system。”　According to the definition of corporate culture，　we can see that Buddhism and the corporate culture have much in common。

First of all，　that what the sentence　--　all phenomena are impermanent--says reflects the true picture of modern enterprise in the development。

One of the classic theories in Buddhist doctrines is impermanence。　In other words，　all phenomena in the world due to causes and conditions is changing constantly；　however，　all sentient beings can be unknowledgeable of what it means，　rather than they attach eternality that everything is permanent。　That is why by the impermanence eliminating the attachment of sentient beings is placed emphasis on by Buddha。　And what　“all phenomena are impermanent”　means is that everything in the world caused by causes and conditions is changing constantly from moment to the next，　with nothing attached。