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Call for Chapters: Transforming Business and Education for Flourishing

Call for Chapters: Transforming Business and Education for Flourishing

Introduction and Overview In an increasingly interconnected world, the need for humanistic approaches in business and education has gained urgency. The traditional models of management and education, often driven by utilitarian goals of efficiency and profitability, have led to environments where human dignity, well-being, and social equity, as well as environmental sustainability, are frequently compromised. To address these challenges, a transformative paradigm that integrates flourishing into Read more [...]
Call for Chapters: Evolution, Management, and Leadership – Leveraging the Consilience of Knowledge for Humanistic Management

Call for Chapters: Evolution, Management, and Leadership – Leveraging the Consilience of Knowledge for Humanistic Management

The late E.O. Wilson proposed the concept of consilience of knowledge, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of various fields of study as a means to address humanity's most pressing existential questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? These questions are not only philosophical but also deeply managerial, as they pertain to the fundamental nature of organizations and leadership. Despite the significance of these inquiries, there remains a notable gap in the literature Read more [...]
Call for Extended Abstracts

Call for Extended Abstracts

In a time of polycrisis the economic system, businesses, and education are under pressure to adapt.  Leadership requires a different paradigmatic framework as the world is struggling to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  This conference brings together leaders in various fields such as social innovation, evolutionary science, and humanistic leadership that work to transform the current economic system to become life-conducive. We also invite those working on transforming Read more [...]
Transforming Business and Education for Flourishing – Rethinking Foundations and Practice

Transforming Business and Education for Flourishing – Rethinking Foundations and Practice

Part of the PRME Responsible Management Week Overview:  In a time of polycrisis the economic system, businesses, and business education are under pressure to adapt.  Leadership requires a different paradigmatic framework as the world is struggling to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  This conference brings together leaders in various fields such as social innovation, evolutionary science, and humanistic leadership that work to transform the current economic system Read more [...]

Dr. Nisigandha Bhuyan

Dr Nisigandha Bhuyan is a full professor of Business Ethics at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She has nearly two decades of teaching experience in the field of business ethics of which 12 years are at IIM Calcutta. She has worked extensively in specific areas such as the philosophical foundations of business ethics, Indian Philosophy, the stakeholder theory approach to business ethics, contractarian business ethics as well as ethics of technology. She is currently the editor of Read more [...]
JOIN US IN 2022 TO MAKE 2023 EVEN MORE TRANSFORMATIVE!

JOIN US IN 2022 TO MAKE 2023 EVEN MORE TRANSFORMATIVE!

Thank you from International Humanistic Management Association (IHMA) for your active participation throughout the year. We are at a critical juncture. In the face of our many challenges, Humanistic Management and strong leadership are needed to enlighten, enliven and empower all our lives. Your support and membership are key, and great ways to increase our collective impact; through our continued actions, to rapidly expand, and have a lasting positive footprint around the globe. We strive Read more [...]

Blanca A. Camargo

Dr. Blanca A. Camargo is a full professor of International Tourism and Sustainability and CSR in the Business School at Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico). She holds two master's degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management and, after an active career in the hotel industry, she obtained a doctoral degree in sustainable tourism management from Texas A&M University. Her line of research focuses on ethics, justice, and dignity in tourism development, management and marketing. She is the co-founder Read more [...]

Kemi Ogunyemi

Kemi Ogunyemi, Associate Professor, holds a degree in Law from the University of Ibadan, an LLM from the University of Strathclyde and MBA and PhD degrees from Pan-Atlantic University. She currently teaches business ethics, managerial anthropology, self-leadership and sustainability management at the Lagos Business School. She is also the director of the Christopher Kolade Centre for Research in Leadership and Ethics as well as the academic director for the School’s Senior Management Programme. Read more [...]

Angela Chen

Angela Chen is a PhD Candidate in Management at the University of Melbourne, Australia.  Her dissertation focuses on understanding how compassion and suffering arise in businesses through the way HR practices are implemented.  Angela is qualitative researcher.  Her research interests include suffering, compassion, positive organizations, and sustainable HRM.  In addition to teaching classes in organizational behavior and international business, she has served as a research assistant Read more [...]