Call for Abstracts
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
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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
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