Economistic and Humanistic Archetypes of Management

20 Pages Posted: 18 Feb 2017

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Michael Pirson

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

Date Written: February 13, 2017

Abstract

Given the manifold problems of this world, we need ways to actively address them; better forms of organizing are required. I suggest that we need to embrace more humanistic forms of management and move away from economistic ones. This chapter provides a conceptual framework that allows us to get perspective on how to go about this transition.

The framework represents a synthesis of the foundational work laid down in Chapters 1-5. It outlines a number of ideal types that provide clarity of the parameters that influence our current reality. The framework also shows the possibility of alternative forms of organizing that outline our potentiality. The framework will guide a discussion of how we can transform research, practice, pedagogy and policy in the next section of the book.

Keywords: Economism, Humanism, Humanistic Management, Arche types, Ideal types

JEL Classification: M00, L00, N00

Suggested Citation

Pirson, Michael, Economistic and Humanistic Archetypes of Management (February 13, 2017). Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University Research Paper No. 2916457, Humanistic Management Association, Research Paper Series No. 17-13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2916457 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2916457

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