Book Alert - Integrative Economic Ethics

Dear humanes,

this book is one of the cornerstones of humanistic management and attracted two of the members of the humanistic management network to do their PhD in St. Gallen. After 10 years of its first German edition (now in the 5th) it has finally been translated into English. As of its distinctive value it has been published by Cambridge University Press this year and is a must read for all interested in a philosophically-rooted approach to humanistic management.

www.cup.cam.ac.uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521877961

All the best
Heiko

Discussion on Well being and Wealth

Hi everyone,

Well being is much more of a focus in current discussions on economic and management restructuring.
Th New York Times has some interesting, if provocative pieces on it:
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-economics-of-happiness-part-1-reassessing-the-easterlin-paradox/?scp=1-b&sq=happiness&st=nyt

Best,
Michael

Interesting Conference on alternative, humane business models

Hi Everyone,

An interesting conference on alternative, human centered organizational models at IESE in Barcelona

http://www.iese.edu/en/events/BusinessEthics/15Symposium/Home/Home.asp

Claus and I will present there.

Best,
Michael

Dear humanes,

if you are interested why a more humanistic form of governance might be the way forward have a look at

The New Capitalists
by Stephen Davis, Jon Lukomnik and David Pitt-Watson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1422101010/ref=sib_rdr_dp

This book deepens the discussion started in our edited volume Humanism in Business, where Alan White speaks about the "Democratising the Corporation" from a governance perspective.

All the best from Cranfield
Heiko

Fiduciary Duty

We often believe fiduciary duty prevents corporate actors from acting responsibly. While the legal framework must be more developed still, there is enough room for environmental and social resonsibility.
See:
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/1851.html

Social Entrepreneurs as trailblazers for the new economy?

Social Entrepreneurship could well be one of the alternative business models for a life conducive economy. Check out David Brooks Op-ed in the New York times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/opinion/21brooks.html?ex=1363752000&en=ac6d570c32787156&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink