Humanistic Management in the Era of Globalization

The value of globalization and international business is increasingly being called into question.  Despite the potential for poverty alleviation and more equitable distribution of resources, critics claim that the majority of the benefits of the globalization project accrue to relatively few individuals.  Citing environmental degradation resulting from unregulated industry, and resource and property reallocation from indigenous people to multinational corporations,   critics claim that local populations often suffer in the name of development.  Several scholars have already noted that the seeds of this inequity and injustice are found in the (often unacknowledged) colonial, imperialistic modes and mentalities of international business theory and practice.  In this volume, authors are invited to provide expositions on alternative paradigms to more established forms of inquiry in international business on subjects including foreign direct investment, international strategy, knowledge transfer, political economy, and national culture. Rather than reinforcing the primacy of profits and the interests of multinational corporations, this volume seeks to explicate new and existing management theory and practice which focuses on the tenets of the humanistic management paradigm: protecting human dignity, and promoting human wellbeing.   We invite submissions that address one or more of our three main objectives:

1. Deconstruction of existing international business theory and provision of inclusive, humanistic management alternatives.

2. Humanistic innovations in business practice and teaching.

3. National and international government policy for the promotion of humanistic international business and management.

Abstracts not exceeding 300 words should be sent for consideration to:

Samantha Carey
scarey8@fordham.edu

Deadline:  April 1, 2013

Invitations for full chapters: May 1, 2013

Please structure your abstract as follows:

A) Objectives
B) Background
C) Theory
D) Conclusions
E) Contributions