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Humanistic management agenda is to protect human dignity and
promote societal well-being. The currently dominant theories
prioritize economistic goals of profits and productivity at the
cost of threatening sustainability. A humanistic perspective offers
an alternative for purposeful organizing that serves people and the
planet. This two-volume set of books offers humanistic theory and
practical exercises on topics of leadership and trust in volume one
and social entrepreneurship and mindfulness in volume two. Each
topic is introduced with a conceptual lead chapter followed by a
case-study or exercise to apply and engage by using examples.
In recent times, there is growing concern for the social,
environmental, and humanitarian impact of corporations. The
expansion of markets, liberalization of trade, globalization, and
advancement of technology have greatly expanded the reach and
impact of businesses, making the concerns even more urgent because
of their sheer scale. Alongside, there have always been groups and
corporations working to address these challenges, mostly on the
margins. The authors take in this book the position that the best
solutions to address many of the urgent problems of the world are
likely to be seeded by these ideas and practices. Hence,
incorporating these ideas and practices in this book intends to
give a contribution to the promotion of Humanistic Management which
includes key points as human dignity and societal well-being as the
core concerns of management, and advocates the line of thought that
people matter more than profits. The aim of the book is to collate
global examples and bring them from obscurity to prominence to
provide a comprehensive teaching resource for those who want to be
a part of solving these problems. This book encompasses
contributions of academics, consultants, practitioners,
policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and entrepreneurs,
which promote human dignity and societal well-being as the core
concerns of management. More specifically, this book will meet the
demand for pedagogical material to bring Humanistic Management
values to management classrooms around the globe. The volume
comprises case studies, experiential and role-play exercises and
examples from the real world to educate students about management
practices and organizations that impact human dignity and societal
well being. Furthermore, examples of good and bad management
situations across business, government, non-government
organizations are provided. Also, change management processes and
transformation tools that support the transition towards a
humanistic leadership and management style are presented in this
book. This book is for a broad audience including students and
professors in graduate business schools, and practicing business
executives. The goal is to inform management practice and help
current and future business leaders navigate through the
competitive storms unleashed by technological change.
The leaders of business and non-profit organizations that provide
social services will find a set of principles that apply
specifically to their organizations. The need for better management
and social innovations is critical as the demand for essential
social services is growing even as the budgets available from the
government and non-profit foundations are declining. How are social
enterprises different and what are the management challenges unique
to them? Using case-studies and theories of management, we offer
some principles that are uniquely applicable to social enterprises.
Such organizations provide mission critical or essential social
services under severe resource constraints. They often work with
volunteers in highly political contexts. They are purpose driven
organizations led by people committed to their causes. They face
growing demand that typically outstrips available supply. They face
competition for resources in the external environment. These
organizations rely on harnessing the creativity of their people
through processes that are poorly understood by outsiders. These
organizations focus on delivering the triple bottom line of
economic, social and environmental impact. This book articulates
the management problems unique to such organization and offers a
set of principles for addressing these.
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