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 narrative of economism. As such, we argue that managers need to be aware of the paradigmatic frame of...

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

Introduction -- Two narratives for business -- Understanding human nature -- A novel humanistic synthesis -- Economistic and humanistic perspectives on organizing -- Pillars of humanistic management: dignity and well-being -- Economistic and humanistic archetypes of management -- Developing...