A Humanistic Perspective for Management Theory: Protecting Dignity and Promoting Well-Being

Journal of Business Ethics · 2019 · Volume 159 · Issue 1

Abstract

“The general objective of the Academy shall be therefore to foster: a) a philosophy of management that will make possible the accomplishment of the economic and social objectives of an industrial society with increasing economy and effectiveness: the public’s interests must be paramount in any such philosophy, but adequate consideration must be given to the legitimate interests of capital and labor…..”Editor’s preface,Journal of the Academy of Management,1958, 1(1): 5–6.

Keywords

Humanistic management, Economism, Humanism, Dignity, Well-being

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