In this piece I point out the strength of the various narratives about business and introduce the important contributions of the humanistic management journal issue 3.1. I suggest that humanistic management perspectives can remedy the "business sucks" narrative and provide a basis for a more...

In this paper, I am examining the foundational assumptions of human nature (ontology) that guide current corporate governance and strategy. I question these assumptions based on the latest findings from the sciences and propose an alternative, humanistic ontology. This ontology allows us to...

In this paper, I am examining the foundational assumptions of human nature (ontology) that guide current corporate governance and strategy. I question these assumptions based on the latest findings from the sciences and propose an alternative, humanistic ontology. This ontology allows us to...

Social Entrepreneurship as a concept, while new to some, has become a buzzword in recent years; so much so that its usage far outpaces its understanding. That state of affairs is troubling because it risks undermining the promise of social entrepreneurship (Pirson & Bloom, 2012), while at the...

Social Entrepreneurship is a hot topic. Many students are passionate about making a positive difference in the world and wish to channel their passion and intellect into meaningful action. An increasing amount of universities offer opportunities for students to explore social entrepreneurship in...

Spanish Abstract: Durante mucho tiempo, el capitalismo ha tenido una mala reputación, y no solamente en los países con tendencia comunista. El discurso público en continentes tales como Latinoamérica y África ha sido muy crítico respecto al modelo de negocio anglo sajón. Sin embargo, lo...

This chapter presents a new humanistic synthesis of understanding human nature. Building on the emerging consilience of knowledge across the sciences and humanities, I propose an alternative model of human nature. This model is aimed to increase accuracy while maintaining parsimony to serve as a...

Why has responsible management been so difficult and why is the chorus of stakeholders demanding such responsibility getting louder? We argue that management learning has been framed within the structural confines of corporate governance. Corporate governance in turn has been developed within...