Dignity in the Workplace

Abstract

8.1.2 Management and Administration in the Contemporary University. Introducing a theory of workplace dignity into the field of management studies, this innovative new book presents an alternative paradigm based on principles of human dignity which is integrated into a theoretical approach to the topic. The author addresses and analyses the causes and consequences of the dominant political-economic paradigm within management studies. Further, it presents a theoretical alternative which can constitute a foundation for a new way of thinking about organisations, management, and leadership. Dignity in the Workplace offers scholars ideas for how research in the field of management studies may be enriched by a dignity-paradigm, and goes further to explore the role of a dignity-paradigm in the function of HR-managers and organisational leaders. Thus, the book aims to contribute to the need for alternative conceptualisations of how contemporary organisations can be managed. Foreword; Contents; 1 Introduction to Workplace Dignity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Overview of a Malfunctioning Global Society; 1.3 Manifestations of the Crisis; 1.3.1 Neoliberalism; 1.3.2 Individualism; 1.3.3 Profit Maximization and Shareholder Value; 1.3.4 Climate Change; 1.3.5 Poverty; 1.3.6 Income Inequality; 1.3.7 Indifference and Populism in Politics and Democracy; 1.3.8 The Rise of Lobbycracy and Corpocracy; 1.3.9 The Rise of the Surveillance State; 1.3.10 Lack of Integrity in Leadership; 1.3.11 Corporate Greenwashing; 1.4 An Alternative Theory?; References; 2 A Review of Human Dignity. 2.1 Introduction2.1.1 Uses of Dignity Across Languages; 2.2 Historical Uses of Dignity; 2.2.1 Kantian Dignity; 2.2.2 Human Dignity and Human Rights; 2.2.3 Other Conceptualizations of Human Dignity; 2.3 Critics of Human Dignity; 2.4 Dignity at Work; References; 3 Towards a Theory of Workplace Dignity; 3.1 Towards a Theory of Workplace Dignity; 3.1.1 Who or What Has Dignity?; 3.1.2 Defining Workplace Dignity; 3.1.3 Human Beings in the Workplace; 3.1.4 A Relational Model of Workplace Dignity; 3.1.5 Stages of Workplace Dignity; 3.2 How Dignity is Different from Other Management Concepts. 5.1.3 Short-Termism Vs. Long-Term Viability5.1.4 Dignity and Its Relationship to Organization Studies; 5.2 Dignity Implementation in Organizations; References; 6 Dignity, Workplace Democracy, and HRM; 6.1 Workplace Democracy and Dignity; 6.1.1 What Is Democracy?; 6.1.2 Politics and Democracy; 6.1.3 The Employee and Democracy; 6.1.4 Outcomes and Challenges of Democracy; 6.2 HRM and Workplace Dignity; 6.2.1 Revising HRM into WDD; 6.2.2 Branding and Staffing; 6.2.3 Performance Management and Rewards; 6.2.4 Learning and Development; 6.2.5 Employment Relations; 6.2.6 Exit; References. 7 Workplace Dignity and Individualization7.1 Exploring Individuality in Dignity; 7.1.1 Individualism, Individualization, and Individuality; 7.2 Individualization and Individuality at Work; 7.2.1 A Surface Level Analysis of Individualization; 7.2.2 A Deep Level Analysis of Individualization; 7.3 A Dignity Perspective on Individualization; 7.3.1 Dignity, Individuality and Management Studies; 7.3.2 Implementation of Dignity in Management Concepts; References; 8 Dignity in Universities: An Example Case; 8.1 The Contemporary Corporate University; 8.1.1 The Neoliberal University.