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Meaningful Work: Viktor Frankl’s Legacy for the 21st Century

  • Combining cutting edge research with latest business examples

  • Immensely relevant for positive leadership and responsible action

  • Giving new insights into the search for meaning in current work places

  • Harnessing the power of meaning – the driving force for motivation and creativity

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. The Image of Humans in Search for Meaning

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 7-17
  3. What Is Man?

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 53-71
  4. Twenty-First-Century Meaning Challenges of Work

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 73-77
  5. Meaning in the Twenty-First-Century Workplaces

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 79-83
  6. A Two-Dimensional Approach

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 85-87
  7. The Twenty-First Century Cry for Meaning

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 89-101
  8. Man, as He Is

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 103-126
  9. The Inherent Demand Quality of Present Work Life

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 127-138
  10. Igniting the Spark in Every Person

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 151-161
  11. New Work: New Culture

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 163-171
  12. Values: A “New Surge of Responsibleness” Arising

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 173-183
  13. Leadership: Taking Responsibility

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 185-208
  14. The Human Potentials

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 209-219
  15. Meaning, Work, and Well-Being: Empirical Findings

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 221-242
  16. The Human Capacity: Current Approaches in Humanities

    • Beate von Devivere
    Pages 243-246

About this book

This book offers meaningful work as one of the most relevant issues for 21st century workplaces, and organizations seeking to develop leadership and drive positive change. It uses Viktor Frankl’s legacy as a scientific and philosophical pioneer, while combining cutting edge research findings from the behavioural sciences, organizational and management research, and human resource development with outstanding examples of new work approaches of leadership from around the globe. In order to respond to 21st century demands on meaningful work, this book harnesses the power of living meaning, values, purpose and compassion in workplaces. Beate von Devivere shows managers, human resources experts, consultants, coaches, medical experts, students and counsellors as well as all dedicated individuals, how to find meaning in their organizations, their teams and individual functions and challenges, bringing Viktor Frankl’s approach to today’s workplaces. Integrating a wide range of knowledge and expertise, this book covers organizational development, management practice, and findings from psychology, neuroscience as well as therapeutic approaches and new work concepts. Meaningful work is promoting an integrated approach for the ‘Copernican turn’, further promoting meaningful work, purpose and a good life.

Reviews

“Von Devivere’s publication reflects really extensive research in the field of meaningful work. It covers an impressing broad area of literature. Professionals and students who are interested in understanding and applying concepts of meaning of work will find very many aspects of the described topic well covered in this extensive book. Von Devivere was able to distille most important sources of research and practice into this volume. Really impressive! I definitely recommend reading this publication.” (Prof. Dr. phil. Alexander Noyon, Fakultät für Sozialwesen, Hochschule Mannheim)

Authors and Affiliations

  • bvd CONSULT, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Beate von Devivere

About the author

Beate von Devivere is a human resources consultant and counsellor with her own company bvd CONSULT based in Frankfurt am Main for more than 20 years. In this role, Beate von Devivere has been consulting international organizations on HR management, leadership and development, training teams and coaching and counseling individuals on professional development, work and life topics. Serving international clients’ needs for answering global challenges in their diverse organizational, management and individual roles, Beate von Devivere is offering an integrated, meaning centred approach, based on Viktor E. Frankl, current research in psychology and neuroscience and positive human development.

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eBook USD 49.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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