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Humanistic Management in Practice

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  1. Ernst von Kimakowitz
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  2. Michael Pirson
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  3. Heiko Spitzeck
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  4. Claus Dierksmeier
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  5. Wolfgang Amann
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Part of the book series: Humanism in Business Series (HUBUS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introducing This Book and Humanistic Management

    • Ernst von Kimakowitz, Michael Pirson, Claus Dierksmeier, Heiko Spitzeck, Wolfgang Amann
    Pages 1-12

  3. ABN AMRO REAL – A New Bank for a New Society

    • Patricia Palacios, Michael Pirson
    Pages 13-27

  4. AES Corporation – Serving People and Society

    • Burcu Rodopman
    Pages 28-41

  5. Humanistic Business via the Integral Enterprise: The Case of Broad Air Conditioning, China

    • Alexander Schieffer Ronnie Lessem
    Pages 42-61

  6. bracNet: Bridging the Digital Divide – Covering Bangladesh with Wireless Broadband Access

    • Michael Pirson
    Pages 62-75

  7. Cascades Inc. (1959–2009): Some Lessons from a Resilient Organization

    • Emmanuel Raufflet, Pierre Batellier
    Pages 76-91

  8. Dialogue-Based Leadership Style As Part of Humanistic Organizational Cultures: The Case of dm in Germany

    • Wolfgang Amann, Shiban Khan
    Pages 92-102

  9. Grameen Danone Foods – A Case of a Social Business Enterprise

    • Doris John
    Pages 103-118

  10. Entrepreneurship, Humanistic Management and Business Turnaround: The Case of a Small Chinese Private Firm

    • Fang Lee Cooke
    Pages 119-130

  11. Level Ground Trading Ltd – Fair Trade Coffee As a Front for Social Justice

    • W. Low, E. Davenport
    Pages 131-146

  12. The Best Inputs for Maximizing Your Output: Humanistic Practices at Micromatic Grinding

    • Rakesh Kumar Agrawal
    Pages 147-169

  13. Mondragon: Could Something Like This Be in Our Future?

    • Terry Mollner
    Pages 170-184

  14. Novo Nordisk – Making a Difference in Diabetes Treatment

    • Patricia Palacios, Michael Pirson, Bradley H. Bader
    Pages 185-203

  15. SEKEM – Humanistic Management in the Egyptian Desert

    • Clemens Mader, Gerald Steiner, Friedrich M. Zimmermann, Heiko Spitzeck
    Pages 204-214

  16. What Is Your Calling? SEMCO’s Invitation to Participatory Management

    • Carlos Largacha-Martínez
    Pages 215-230

  17. Triple Bottom Line Management at Sonae Sierra

    • Pedro Teixeira Santos, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Arménio Rego, Miguel Pereira Lopes
    Pages 231-246

  18. Can Business and Humanism Go Together? The Case of the Tata Group with a Focus on Nano Plant

    • Radha R. Sharma, Shoma Mukherji
    Pages 247-265

  19. TerraCycle – A Business Founded for Societal Benefit Generation

    • Heiko Spitzeck
    Pages 266-276

  20. Wainwright Bank and Trust Case Study – Humanistic Management in Practice

    • Christine Arena
    Pages 277-289
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An investigation into the principles of humanistic management which examines their threoretical merits. In order to demonstrate that humanistic ideas also work in practice and can lead to actionable management guidelines it presents case studies of how businesses succeed in generating social value whilst being profitable.

About the authors

is Distinguished Professor of Globalization Ethics at Stonehill College, Boston, Co-Director of the Sustainable Management and Measurement Institute (SUMMIT), and Board Director of The Humanistic Management Network. He has a special interest in the theory of freedom and the history of liberal thought in Europe, North and South America. He has published several books on legal, political, and religious philosophy and works currently on topics of globalization ethics and corporate social responsibility.

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