Towards a Human-Centered Theory and Practice of the Firm: Presenting the Humanistic Paradigm of Business and Management

• Main Authors: Pirson, Michael, Kimakowitz, Ernst Von
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/jmgs/vol2/iss1/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/jmgs/article/1033/viewcontent/towards_a_human_centered_theory_and_practice_of_the_firm_presenting_the_humanistic_paradigm_of_business_and_management.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this article, we review the challenges to the current economic system and then proceed by presenting two competing paradigms—the economistic and humanistic paradigms of business. We then develop the consequences of the humanistic view for the theory and practice of the firm with regard to global...