Humanism in Business (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Spitzeck, Heiko

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Produktbeschreibung

What is the purpose of our economic system? What would a more life-serving economy look like? There are many books about business and society, yet very few of them question the primacy of GDP growth, profit maximization and individual utility maximization. Even developments with a humanistic touch like stakeholder participation, corporate social responsibility or corporate philanthropy serve the same goal: to foster long-term growth and profitability. Humanism in Business questions these assumptions and investigates the possibility of creating a human-centered, value-oriented society based on humanistic principles. An international team of academics and practitioners present philosophical, spiritual, economic, psychological and organizational arguments that show how humanism can be used to understand, and possibly transform, business at three different levels: the systems level, the organizational level and the individual level. This groundbreaking book will be of interest to academics, practitioners and policymakers concerned with business ethics and the relationship between business and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511512322
• Artikelnr.: 38204234

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures; List of tables; List of editors and contributors; HUMANET:
HUmanistic MAnagement Research NETwork: paving the way towards a
life-serving economy; Introduction Michael Pirson, Ernst von Kimakowitz,
Heiko Spitzeck, Wolfgang Amann and Shiban Khan; Part I.
Philosophic-Historical Grounding of Humanism: 1. Philosophical grounds of
Humanism in economics Julian Nida-Rümelin; 2. The Humanist tradition Matt
Cherry; 3. Humanism and culture: balancing particularity and universalism
among the world's religions Greg Epstein; 4. A requisite journey: from
business ethics to economic philosophy Claus Dierksmeier; 5. The global
economy from a moral point of view Stephen B. Young; 6. The implications of
Humanism for business studies Omar Aktouf and W. David Holford; 7. Current
trends in Humanism and business Domènec Melé; Part II. Towards an
Integration of Humanism and Business on a Systems Level: 8. Towards a
civilized market economy: economic citizenship rights and responsibilities
in service of a humane society Peter Ulrich; 9. Development as freedom -
individual freedom as a social commitment Amartya Sen; 10. On corporate
responsibility for human rights Klaus M. Leisinger; 11. The value shift:
merging social and financial imperatives Lynn Sharp Paine; 12. The ugly
side of capitalism: what the young generation needs to combat Ulrich
Steger; Part III. Humanistic Management: 13. Democratizing the corporation
Allen L. White; 14. Social entrepreneurship - a blueprint for humane
organizations? Michael Pirson; 15. Humanism at work: crucial organizational
cultures and leadership principles Claudia Peus and Dieter Frey; 16.
Positive organizational scholarship: embodying a humanistic perspective of
business Miguel Pereira Lopes, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Stephan Kaiser and
Gordon Müller-Seitz; 17. Corporate sustainability as an indicator for more
humanism in business? A view beyond the usual hype in Europe Oliver
Salzmann, Aileen Ionescu-Somers and Ulrich Steger; 18. Changing direction -
corporations as ambassadors of the environment? Oliver Rapf; Part IV. The
Individual as a Change Agent for a Humane Business Society: 19. Ethical
codes at work Adrian Henriques; 20. The daunting challenges of
globalization and the power of individuals in cross-stakeholder networks
for a humanistic face of globalization Jean-Pierre Lehmann; 21. The leader
as responsible change agent: promoting Humanism in and beyond business
Thomas Maak and Nicola Pless; 22. Quiet leadership - a way to sustainable
positive change Joe Badaracco; 23. Everyone a changemaker: social
entrepreneurship's ultimate goal William Drayton; 24. Social business
entrepreneurs are the solution Muhammad Yunus; 25. Concluding observations
Ernst von Kimakowitz, Michael Pirson, Heiko Spitzeck, Wolfgang Amann and
Shiban Khan; Index.