Buddhism-based business operations have been discussed especially among Asian scholars of business and economics.  However, while these scholars have studied various extensions of Buddhism to business operations, we have not had general models of Buddhism-based business operations which differentiate Buddhism-based business operations from others.  This is widely because empirical studies have used a case-by-case approach which will only show Buddhism aspects in each case.

To define business operations of a company as Buddhism-based business operations, we will need the general models.  It will also support researchers to discuss Buddhism-based business operations systematically and accurately.

Based on our literature reviews, we believe there have been enough data and information to develop the general models of Buddhism-based business operations in management, HRM, finance, and products/service.

As a first step to develop the generally accepted models, we will develop theoretical models of Buddhism-based business operations through intensive literature reviews.  Once we develop the models, we will test and polish it later with various case studies.

Our literature reviews started with Schumacher (1974) to find all principles, values, teachings, and characteristics of Buddhism-based business operations.  Then, we moved on to Puntasen (2005), Zsolnai (2013), Payutto (1994), Essen (2010), Field (2007), Guruge (2007), Peeters (2016), and Proyukvong (2017) to find all principles, values, teachings, and characteristics of Buddhism-based business operations.