Humanism in business /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
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| Description: | xxxii, 438 p. : ill. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208793 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of editors and contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Humanistic Management Network: paving the way towards a life-serving economy
- Introduction
- Part 1. Philosophic-historical grounding of humanism
- 1. Philosophical grounds of humanism in economics
- 2. The humanist tradition
- 3. Humanism and culture: balancing particularity and universalism among the world's religions
- 4. A requisite journey: from business ethics to economic philosophy
- 5. The global economy from a moral point of view
- 6. The implications of humanism for business studies
- 7. Current trends in humanism and business
- Part 2. 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
- 9. Development as freedom: individual freedom as a social commintment
- 10. On corporate responsibility for human rights
- 11. The value shift: merging social and financial imperatives
- 12. The ugly side of capitalism: what the young generation needs to combat
- Part 3. Humanistic management
- 13. Democratizing the corporation
- 14. Social entrepreneurship: a blueprint for humane organizations?
- 15. Humanism at work: crucial organizational cultures and leadership principles
- 16. Positive organizational scholarship: embodying a humanistic perspective on business
- 17. Corporate sustainability as an indicator for more humanism in business? A view beyond the usual hype in Europe
- 18. Changing direction: corporations as ambassadors for the environment?
- Part 4. The individual as a change agent for a humane business society
- 19. Ethical codes at work
- 20. The daunting challenges of globalization and the power of individuals in cross-stakeholder networks for a humanistic face of globalization
- 21. The leader as responsible change agent: promoting humanism in and beyond business
- 22. Quiet leadership - a way to sustainable positive change
- 23. Everyone a changemaker: social entrepreneurship's ultimate goal
- 24. Social business entrepreneurs are the solution
- 25. Concluding observations
- Index