Kostera / Pirson Dignity and the Organization

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-55562-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 267 Seiten

Reihe: Humanism in Business Series

This important book focuses on the role of human dignity, its protection and promotion in the context of organization and Humanistic Management. The recent phenomenon of humanism in management already has a rich body of literature and takes up many themes both theoretically, and from a practitioner perspective. Dignity and the Organization is the first book to explicitly deal with the topic of human dignity and management. The chapters address various aspects and problems from a humanistically-oriented perspective, taking up issues relevant for the contemporary management theorists and practitioners, and are concerned with organization, management and the social and cultural context. The book develops the notion of human dignity in conceptual and theoretical terms in its practical application, within the context of organizations.    

Monika Kostera is Professor Ordinaria and Chair of Management at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and Professor and Chair in Management at Durham University, UK. She has authored and edited over 35 books in Polish and English, and a number of articles published in scholarly journals. Michael Pirson is Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Humanistic Management at Fordham University, US. He is a Research Fellow at Harvard University, a distinguished fellow at Case Western Reserve University, and the Interim President of the Humanistic Management Network. He is a full member of the Club of Rome and has received various awards for his work, including from the Academy of Management.     

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kostera, Monika

Pirson, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;Notes on Contributors;9
3;List of Figures;12
4;List of Tables;13
5;1: Introduction to Dignity and Organization;14
5.1;References;21
6;2: Dignity in Organizing from the Perspective of  Hannah Arendt’s Worldliness;23
6.1; Arendtian Worldliness as Plurality and Durability;25
6.1.1; The Urge to Appear;27
6.1.2; The Dignity of a Durable Human World;29
6.1.3; Culture in a World without Tradition;30
6.2; Dignity in Human Activities and Organizing as Conditioning Dignity;32
6.2.1; Organizing as Conditioning Human Freedom;34
6.2.1.1; Freedom and Equality as Feats of Organization;35
6.2.1.1.1;The Dignity of Common Sense;35
6.2.1.1.2;Personal Taste and a Longing to Belong;36
6.2.1.1.3;The Reality Sense;36
6.2.1.2; Liquidation of Freedom by Defeating Common Sense and Enacting Laws of Movement;37
6.2.2; Indignation as a “Natural Response” to Breaches of Indignity;39
6.3; Dignity in Management and Organization;39
6.3.1; Obedience in Authoritarian Organizations;40
6.3.2; Polis as Organized Remembrance and as Space of Appearance;40
6.3.3; Exploitation of Human Potential for Action as Undignifying or Totalitarian;41
6.3.4; What Does It Mean to Share a Common World?;42
6.3.5; Organizing and Management as Conditioning Dignity;43
6.3.5.1; Reflective Boundary Management;43
6.3.5.1.1; Organizing by Engaging in Sensus Communis on Dignity;45
6.3.5.1.2; Arendtian Culture;45
6.4; Chapter Summary;46
6.5;References;46
6.5.1;Works by Hannah Arendt Are Referred to by Abbreviations;46
7;3: Dignity and Membership: A Route to the Heart of How Dignity Is Done in Everyday Interaction;49
7.1; Introduction;49
7.2; Dignity: Transcendent Human Property or Performative Social Outcome?;51
7.3; Knowing Dignity: Performativity and Accounts;56
7.4; Membership as Method: The Accomplishment and Accounting of Everyday Dignity;59
7.5; Doing Dignity: The Benefits and Consequences of a Performative Approach;63
7.6; Chapter Summary;65
7.7;References;66
8;4: Dignity and Species Difference Within Organizations;70
8.1; Introduction;70
8.2; Is It Meaningful to Talk About Animal Dignity?;72
8.3; Does ‘Animal Dignity’ Make Sense in the ‘Real World’ of Organizations?;75
8.4; Animals in the Making as Actors in Networks;81
8.5; Dignity: A Radical Respecification;83
8.6; Conclusion;87
8.7; Chapter Summary;88
8.8;References;88
9;5: Dignity at the Level of the Firm: Beyond the Stakeholder Approach;92
9.1; Introduction: The Role of the Firm under Discussion;92
9.2; The Concept of Human Dignity;94
9.3; Dignity and the Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT);97
9.4; Human Dignity Inside the Firm: From Theory to Practice;100
9.5; Summary of the Chapter;102
9.6;References;104
10;6: Marx, Alienation and the Denial of Dignity of Work;109
10.1; Marx and Alienation;110
10.2; Marx’s Categories of Alienation;112
10.3; Alienation from Product;112
10.4; Alienation and the Process of Production;113
10.5; Alienation, Dignity and the Division of Labour;114
10.6; Alienation and Species-Being;115
10.7; Alienated from Others; Undignified Relationships;116
10.8; Alienation, Dignity Denial and Private Property;119
10.9; Strength of Marx’s View of Alienation;119
10.10; Using Marx’s Theory of Alienation to Research Dignity at Work;120
10.11; Characteristics of the ICT Industry;121
10.12; ICT Professionals and the Work Process;122
10.13; Control of the Work Process;122
10.14; Allocation of Work;123
10.15; The Changing Nature of IT Contracts;123
10.16; Awarding Contracts: The Impact on Employment;124
10.17; Being Transferred to a New Employer;125
10.18; The “Bench”;126
10.19; The Impact of the Bench;127
10.20; ICT Professionals and the Denial of Dignity;127
10.21; Resisting Alienated and Undignified Labour;130
10.22;References;132
11;7: Dignity Restoration: The Indirect Goal of Social Enterprises’ Activity;135
11.1; Introduction;135
11.2; Social Enterprises: Tools in the Hands of Social Entrepreneurs to Catalyse Positive Social Change;136
11.3; The Southeast Credit Union: The Social Enterprise Reviving Human Dignity;141
11.3.1; The Southeast Credit Union (SCU);141
11.3.2; First Principle: Offering Financial Help;142
11.3.3; Second Principle: Teaching Money Management;146
11.3.4; Third Principle: Giving Experience and Building Confidence;149
11.4; Discussion: Dignity Restoration Behind the Actions of Social Enterprises;151
11.5;References;155
12;8: ‘Dignity and Leadership: Implications of Leaders’ Language and Their Assumptions of Human Nature;159
12.1; Introduction;159
12.2; Dignity and Leadership: An Under-Explored Link;160
12.3; Dignity and Leadership;161
12.4; Leaders’ Respect Dignity through Culture and Language;166
12.5; Studies of Leaders’ Language in the Workplace;169
12.6; Conclusion;173
12.7; Chapter Summary;174
12.8;References;175
13;9: From Human Resource Management to Human Dignity Development: A Dignity Perspective on HRM and the Role of Workplace Democracy;182
13.1; Introduction;182
13.2; Human Dignity in the Workplace;184
13.2.1; Underpinnings of Human Dignity;185
13.2.2; Implications of Human Dignity for Organizations and (Strategic) HRM;186
13.3; Democracy in the Workplace;188
13.3.1; Foundation of Workplace Democracy;189
13.3.2; Workplace Democracies and Human Dignity;189
13.4; Human Dignity, Workplace Democracy and the Employee Life Cycle;191
13.4.1; Branding and Resourcing;192
13.4.2; Performance and Reward Management;194
13.4.3; Talent Management, Learning and Development;196
13.4.4; Employment Relations;197
13.4.5; Exit Management;198
13.5; Conclusion;200
13.6;References;201
14;10: Office Design and Dignity at Work in the Knowledge Economy;205
14.1; Offices and Work Spaces in the Knowledge Economy;207
14.2; Features of the Physical Work Environment and Their Effects on Employees;214
14.3; Physical Space, Power, and Dignity: The Road Ahead;220
14.4; Chapter Summary;223
14.5;References;224
15;11: Dignity by Design: A Shift from Formalistic to Humanistic Design in Organizations;229
15.1; Introduction;230
15.2; Formalistic Design;232
15.3; From Formalistic to Evidence Based Design in the Healthcare Sector;233
15.4; Setting the Stage for Humanistic Design in the Healthcare Industry;235
15.5; Transition to Humanistic Design;239
15.6; Moving Towards Humanistic Design in Other Sectors;241
15.7; Conclusion;245
15.8;References;246
16;12: Concluding Observations;253
17;Index;256