Human Foundations of Management

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Domènec Melé, César González Cantón

      Pages 1-6

3. The Idea of the Human Being

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Homo Economicus Model

      • Domènec Melé, César González Cantón

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   3. The Idea of the Human Person in Management and Organizational Theories

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   4. Knowledge of the Human Being through Science

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   5. Views of the Human Being in Religions and Philosophies

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      Pages 68-87

4. Fundamentals of a Philosophy of the Person

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   2. Human Nature and the Uniqueness of Each Person

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      Pages 91-109

   3. Reason and Rational Knowledge

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   4. Feelings, Emotions, and Aesthetic Experience

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      Pages 137-156

   5. The Human Will and Character

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      Pages 157-177

   6. Relational Dimensions of the Human Being

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   7. Action, Human Flourishing and Moral Discernment

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5. Back Matter

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Human Foundations of Management explores the human foundation of management and economic activity in a way that is accessible to readers. The structure and contents of this book examines those aspects of the human being which are relevant to management and economic activities.

• management
• organization
• philosophy

• IESE Business School, Spain

  Domènec Melé

• CUNEF-Universidad Complutense, Spain

  César González Cantón

Domènec Melé is professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Spain. Over the last 25 Domènec Melé is Professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain. Over the last 25 years, he has taught and written extensively on areas related to Business Ethics. He has authored, co-authored or edited 14 books, including Business Ethics in Action (Palgrave 2009), Management Ethics (Palgrave 2012) and Human Development in Business (Palgrave 2012). In addition, he has published over 60 scientific chapters and articles in refereed journals and some 20 case studies. Since 1991, he has served as chairperson of the IESE International Symposia on Ethics, Business and Society. Currently, Prof. Melé serves as section editor of the Journal of Business Ethics and on several editorial boards of referred journals.

César González Cantón is Assistant Professor at CUNEF–Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain. He graduated as MBA from IESE Business School and holds a PhD in Philosophy (2004) from Universidad Complutense. He was appointed as Research Fellow of the Business Ethics Chair at IESE. In addition, he has taught at the University of Navarra and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain and has published in the Journal of Business Ethics and various philosophical publications. His current interests are broad and tend towards the philosophy of economics andmanagement.

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