Bal Dignity in the Workplace

New Theoretical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-55245-3
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 321 Seiten

Reihe: Humanism in Business Series

Introducing a theory of workplace dignity into the field of management studies, this innovative new book presents an alternative paradigm based on principles of human dignity which is integrated into a theoretical approach to the topic. The author addresses and analyses the causes and consequences of the dominant political-economic paradigm within management studies. Further, it presents a theoretical alternative which can constitute a foundation for a new way of thinking about organisations, management, and leadership. Dignity in the Workplace offers scholars ideas for how research in the field of management studies may be enriched by a dignity-paradigm, and goes further to explore the role of a dignity-paradigm in the function of HR-managers and organisational leaders. Thus, the book aims to contribute to the need for alternative conceptualisations of how contemporary organisations can be managed. 

P. Matthijs Bal is Professor of Responsible Management at the University of Lincoln, UK. Before joining Lincoln, he was a reader in the School of Management, University of Bath, UK, and has previously worked at VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bal, Matthijs

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;6
2;Contents;10
3;1 Introduction to Workplace Dignity;12
3.1;1.1Introduction;12
3.2;1.2Overview of a Malfunctioning Global Society;16
3.3;1.3Manifestations of the Crisis;19
3.3.1;1.3.1Neoliberalism;19
3.3.2;1.3.2Individualism;24
3.3.3;1.3.3Profit Maximization and Shareholder Value;26
3.3.4;1.3.4Climate Change;28
3.3.5;1.3.5Poverty;29
3.3.6;1.3.6Income Inequality;30
3.3.7;1.3.7Indifference and Populism in Politics and Democracy;35
3.3.8;1.3.8The Rise of Lobbycracy and Corpocracy;37
3.3.9;1.3.9The Rise of the Surveillance State;39
3.3.10;1.3.10Lack of Integrity in Leadership;41
3.3.11;1.3.11Corporate Greenwashing;43
3.4;1.4An Alternative Theory?;45
3.5;References;47
4;2 A Review of Human Dignity;52
4.1;2.1Introduction;52
4.1.1;2.1.1Uses of Dignity Across Languages;53
4.2;2.2Historical Uses of Dignity;54
4.2.1;2.2.1Kantian Dignity;57
4.2.2;2.2.2Human Dignity and Human Rights;60
4.2.3;2.2.3Other Conceptualizations of Human Dignity;63
4.3;2.3Critics of Human Dignity;66
4.4;2.4Dignity at Work;70
4.5;References;74
5;3 Towards a Theory of Workplace Dignity;78
5.1;3.1Towards a Theory of Workplace Dignity;79
5.1.1;3.1.1Who or What Has Dignity?;79
5.1.2;3.1.2Defining Workplace Dignity;83
5.1.3;3.1.3Human Beings in the Workplace;86
5.1.4;3.1.4A Relational Model of Workplace Dignity;88
5.1.5;3.1.5Stages of Workplace Dignity;92
5.2;3.2How Dignity is Different from Other Management Concepts;100
5.3;References;104
6;4 Introducing Workplace Dignity to Management Studies;107
6.1;4.1Introduction;107
6.2;4.2Workplace Dignity as an Alternative Paradigm in Organization Studies;108
6.3;4.3How Does Dignity Manifest in the Workplace?;115
6.3.1;4.3.1Experienced Workplace Dignity;115
6.3.2;4.3.2Objective and Subjective Dignity;119
6.3.3;4.3.3Violation as Lack of Respect?;123
6.4;4.4Values of Workplace Dignity;124
6.5;4.5Implementing Workplace Dignity in Organization Studies;131
6.6;References;134
7;5 Implementing Workplace Dignity in Organizations;139
7.1;5.1Theoretical Linkages of Dignity;140
7.1.1;5.1.1Dignity and;143
7.1.2;5.1.2Dignity, Meaning and Participation;146
7.1.3;5.1.3Short-Termism Vs. Long-Term Viability;152
7.1.4;5.1.4Dignity and Its Relationship to Organization Studies;156
7.2;5.2Dignity Implementation in Organizations;164
7.3;References;166
8;6 Dignity, Workplace Democracy, and HRM;171
8.1;6.1Workplace Democracy and Dignity;172
8.1.1;6.1.1What Is Democracy?;173
8.1.2;6.1.2Politics and Democracy;184
8.1.3;6.1.3The Employee and Democracy;186
8.1.4;6.1.4Outcomes and Challenges of Democracy;191
8.2;6.2HRM and Workplace Dignity;195
8.2.1;6.2.1Revising HRM into WDD;196
8.2.2;6.2.2Branding and Staffing;198
8.2.3;6.2.3Performance Management and Rewards;202
8.2.4;6.2.4Learning and Development;205
8.2.5;6.2.5Employment Relations;206
8.2.6;6.2.6Exit;207
8.3;References;209
9;7 Workplace Dignity and Individualization;215
9.1;7.1Exploring Individuality in Dignity;215
9.1.1;7.1.1Individualism, Individualization, and Individuality;216
9.2;7.2Individualization and Individuality at Work;224
9.2.1;7.2.1A Surface Level Analysis of Individualization;224
9.2.2;7.2.2A Deep Level Analysis of Individualization;230
9.3;7.3A Dignity Perspective on Individualization;234
9.3.1;7.3.1Dignity, Individuality and Management Studies;234
9.3.2;7.3.2Implementation of Dignity in Management Concepts;237
9.4;References;240
10;8 Dignity in Universities: An Example Case;244
10.1;8.1The Contemporary Corporate University;245
10.1.1;8.1.1The Neoliberal University;246
10.1.2;8.1.2Management and Administration in the Contemporary University;247
10.1.3;8.1.3Contemporary;250
10.1.4;8.1.4Research in Universities;253
10.1.5;8.1.5 in Universities;254
10.2;8.2A Dignity Perspective on Universities;256
10.2.1;8.2.1Dignified Universities;257
10.2.2;8.2.2Research in the Dignified University;261
10.2.3;8.2.3Teaching in the Dignified University;263
10.2.4;8.2.4Administration of the Dignified University;268
10.3;References;270
11;9 Moving Forward with Dignity;272
11.1;9.1Dignity Work in the Workplace;272
11.1.1;9.1.1Reversed Logic of Hypernormalization;278
11.2;9.2What Does Dignity Achieve?;283
11.2.1;9.2.1Dignity and Manifestations of the Crisis;283
11.3;9.3Practical Examples of Working with Workplace Dignity;291
11.4;References;295
12;10 Conclusions;298
12.1;10.1Overview of the Theory;298
12.1.1;10.1.1On Duties;303
12.1.2;10.1.2Working with Dignity;304
12.2;10.2New Terms;305
12.2.1;10.2.1A Stage Model of Workplace Dignity;306
12.2.2;10.2.2;307
12.2.3;10.2.3Reversed Logic of Hypernormalization;309
12.3;10.3Practical Recommendations for Academics;310
12.4;10.4Untouched Domains and Cautionary Words;312
12.5;References;314
13;Index;316