Where and what to study - Buddhist compassion and business communication I have a background in business studies and communication. I believe that what the Buddha taught about how we should communicate with each other compassionately can change the business world. I want to be able to do a PHD on this topic so that I can spread this concept for the benefit of everyone working in business organisations. However.I have looked at several PHD programs on buddhist studies around the world and most of them ask for bachlor and master in buddhist studies and knowledge of atleast one root language. I do not have any of these. Does anyone know what I can study or where I can explore this idea ?
You can find info on Buddhist Studies in the USA here and info on Buddhist Studies in the UK here.

However, it is likely that the kind of research topic that you're considering, would be more acceptable in Business faculties rather than Buddhist Studies faculties. You probably need to find a doctoral supervisor who would be interested.

Searching "Buddhist business workplace" on Google Scholar, I found this paper:


  Marques, J. (2010). Toward greater consciousness in the 21st century
  workplace: How Buddhist practices fit in. Journal of business ethics,
  92(2), 211-225.


Its abstract:


  The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of
  Buddhist practices in today’s workplaces. The findings were supported
  by interviews with Buddhist masters and Buddhist business
  practitioners, as well as literature review, through phenomenological
  analysis. As a means of presenting the main reasons why Buddhist
  practices should be considered in contemporary workplaces, a SWOT
  analysis is presented. In this analysis, a number of strengths for
  using Buddhist practices in workplaces are listed such as
  pro-scientific, greater personal responsibility, and healthy
  detachment, while potential weaknesses such as non-harming,
  equanimity, and no competition are also reviewed. Both the strengths
  and the weaknesses could be listed in reverse if applied to a
  different extent. Among the opportunities were issues such as
  re-educating the world of business, enhancing personal ownership and a
  healthier society, while the threats comprised issues such as creating
  different imbalances, disinterest, and stationary development.


Based on this, I think Prof. Joan Marques of Woodbury University's School of Business, might be a good choice for a doctoral supervisor. You can find a list of her other publications on her Google Scholar profile page.

You can search for more relevant papers on Google Scholar, Scopus or Web of Knowledge, and the authors of those papers may make suitable research supervisors.