1st Edition

Humanistic Management and Leadership

By Michael Pirson, Julita Haber Copyright 2027
234 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Humanistic Management and Leadership redefines the way we understand management in the 21st century by centering the conversation around the human condition and global challenges. Grounded in a dignity-centered and values-driven humanistic approach, this textbook explores how organizations and leaders can align performance with purpose, motivation with meaning, and strategy with human and... Read more

Part I: Why Management Matters   Chapter 1: Why Management   Chapter 2: Managing for a Better World   Part II: Developing Individual Excellence   Chapter 3: What Humans Have in Common   Chapter 4: How Humans are Different   Chapter 5: Human Motivation: What We Seek and How We Achieve It   Chapter 6: Cultivating Insightful and Impactful Leadership   Part III: Developing Team Excellence   Chapter 7: The Value of Teamwork and Why Teams Often Fail   Chapter 8 - Strategies for High-Performing Teams   Chapter 9: High Performing Teams and Your Contribution   Part IV: Understanding Organizations   Chapter 10: Overview of Organizations   Chapter 11: Organizational Change and Transformation   Chapter 12: Organizational Excellence and You   Part V: Understanding Societal Excellence   Chapter 13: Toward Societal Excellence   Chapter 14: Societal Excellence and You

Biography

Michael Pirson is the James A. F. Stoner Endowed Chair in Global Sustainability at Fordham University and a leading scholar in the fields of humanistic management, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. He is also a research associate at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program and the founder and president of the International Humanistic Management Association.

Julita Haber is an Associate Clinical Professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business whose scholarship and teaching focus on organizational behavior and innovative approaches to management education. Her teaching emphasizes a humanistic approach that integrates self-awareness, innovation, collaboration, dignity, and experiential learning.