Applied Humanism: How to Create More Effective and Ethical Businesses
About this ebook
You can’t understand humanistic business management unless you understand what humanism is. This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. Humanism helps us prioritize human value as important. It supports positive interpersonal relationships and collaborative and respectful decision-making. Since all businesses are in the business of solving problems, good problem solving is essential to good business.
Humanism has already transformed many other disciplines including psychology, medicine, nursing, and more. Additionally, humanism is foundational to the practice of human resources, without which businesses cannot operate. It is important for business managers to understand the philosophy fully so they can understand how to not only manage people more effectively, but how to operate their businesses in a way that helps the communities in which they operate. This book will provide the primer they need to create more effective and ethical businesses.
About the author
Jennifer Hancock is the author of several books, and founder of Humanist Learning Systems. Jennifer is unique in that she was raised as a freethinker and is one of the top speakers and writers in the world of humanism today. Her professional background includes stints in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. She served as director of volunteer services for the Los Angeles SPCA, sold international franchise licenses for a biotech firm, was the manager of acquisition group information for a 1⁄2 billion-dollar company and served as the executive director for the Humanists of Florida. Shortly after her son was born, she published her first book, The Humanist Approach to Happiness: Practical Wisdom. Her speaking and teaching business coalesced into the founding of Humanist Learning Systems, which provides online personal and professional development training in humanistic business management and science-based harassment training that actually works.
David M. Wasieleski is an associate professor in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University, and chair of the Management and Marketing Department. David completed his doctorate in Business Environment and Public Policy in the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. He received a BA in Economics and a Certificate Degree in Accounting from Pitt, and an MBA from Duquesne University.His academic research focuses on natural science approaches to understanding ethical decision-making and the formation of social contracts within organizational contexts. He also studies the effects of cognitive biases and moral intensity on perceptions of ethical issues. His work has been published in Business & Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, and the Journal of Business Ethics. His article (with ), Evolutionary Psychology and Business Ethics Research, won the Article of the Year in Business Ethics Quarterly for 2009.At Duquesne, he teaches business ethics, organizational behavior, management, and public policy. In 2008, he won the Educator of the Year award in the business school at Duquesne, and again in 2011 for the MBA program. David also holds the Research Chair for Ethics and Innovation at the ICN Business School in Nancy, France. His work on ethics and behavior has been cited in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and on the BBC. He has written an op-ed piece for the Pittsburgh Business Times on cheating behavior in organizations, and he appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Company national radio show, Spark, for an interview on Facebook and privacy.
