Human Foundations of Management Understanding the Homo Humanus [Hardcover]

Human Foundations of Management explores the human foundation of management and economic activity in a way that is accessible to readers. The structure and contents of this book examines those aspects of the human being which are relevant to management and economic activities.Introduction PART I: THE IDEA OF THE HUMAN BEING 1. The Homo Economicus Model 2. The Idea of the Person in Management and Organizational Theories 3. Knowledge of the Human Being through Science 4. Views of the Human Being in Religions and Philosophies PART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF A PHILOSOPHY OF THE PERSON 5. Human Nature and the Uniqueness of Each Person 6. Reason and Rational Knowledge 7. Affectivity and Aesthetic Experience 8. The Human Will and Character 9. A Relational Being 10. Action, Human Flourishing, and Moral DiscernmentDom?nec Mel? is professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Spain. Over the last 25 Dom?nec Mel? is Professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain. Over the last 25 years, he has taught and written extensively on areas related to Business Ethics. He has authored, co-authored or edited 14 books, including Business Ethics in Action (Palgrave 2009), Management Ethics (Palgrave 2012) and Human Development in Business (Palgrave 2012). In addition, he has published over 60 scientific chapters and articles in refereed journals and some 20 case studies. Since 1991, he has served as chairperson of the IESE International Symposia on Ethics, Business and Society. Currently, Prof. Mel? serves as section editor of the Journal of Business Ethics and on several editorial boards of referred journals.

C?sar Gonz?lez Cant?n is Assistant Professor at CUNEFUniversidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain. He graduated as MBA from IESE Business School and holds a PhD in Philosophy (2004) from Universidad Coml“N