In this paper we first outline the currently dominant narrative that guides management theory: the economistic narrative driven by the answers to the ontological and teleological questions which are provided by the social sciences. We then outline a humanistic narrative which provides different...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? We argue that management learning has been framed within the structural confines of corporate governance. Corporate governance in turn has been developed within...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding responsibility getting louder? We argue that management has been framed within the structural confines of corporate governance. Corporate governance in turn has been developed within the frame of...

We sketch out two basic paradigms informing banking practice: the economistic paradigm focusing on profit maximization and the humanistic one, serving the common good. We then highlight paradigmatic cases to explore how each of these business models fared during the quasi-natural experiment of...

Humanistic Management is a notion used for organizing practices that protect dignity and promote well-being and human flourishing within the planetary boundaries (Mele 2003, Mele 2009, Dierksmeier 2015). The cornerstones of dignity, well-being, and flourishing differentiate humanistic management...

In contrast to the notion of value creation as the focus for social innovation, we present a dignity-based approach to management that illuminates the potential inherent in value recognition and value restoration. We describe Greyston’s open hiring practices as a leading example of...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? I argue that management learning has been framed within the narrative of economism. As such, I claim that managers need to be aware of the paradigmatic frame of...