Understanding Human Nature (Chapter 2)

Humanistic Management - Foundations and Applications, June 2016

Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University Research Paper No. 2818030

Humanistic Management Network, Research Paper Series No. 36/16

21 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2016

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Michael Pirson

Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business; Humanistic Management Network; Harvard University

Date Written: August 3, 2016

Abstract

In this chapter I outline the prevailing understanding of human nature in business research and practice and juxtapose emerging scientific knowledge that contradicts and complements it.

Keywords: Human nature, consilience of knowledge, REMM, humanistic, humanistic management

JEL Classification: J00, M00, L00

Suggested Citation

Pirson, Michael, Understanding Human Nature (Chapter 2) (August 3, 2016). Humanistic Management - Foundations and Applications, June 2016, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University Research Paper No. 2818030, Humanistic Management Network, Research Paper Series No. 36/16, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2818030

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