Human Centered Management
The purpose of this book series is to re-position people to be at the center of organizations, the economy and society. Using management as the common denominator, the ultimate goal is to perform a paradigm shift from the entrenched approaches of the industrial past to a human centered methodology which is convergent with the needs of people and organizations in the constantly changing interconnected world that frames the new Knowledge Society.
The challenges that management is facing when dealing with human development, active participation, responsible leadership, financial accountability, and social responsibility issues can only be understood and solved through the cross-fertilization of ideas from different disciplines. Better integration between management, psychology, neuroscience, economics, education, business, and others needs to happen to accrue the benefits. The reason is simple. Global conditions create increasingly complex problems that can be highly disruptive. Solutions require approaches that build resilience through embedding multidisciplinary models that are effective in building productive organizations, transparent markets, sustainable economies, and inclusive societies.
Maria-Teresa Lepeley, Principal Editor
Maria-Teresa is an educator and economist. After a career in academia, she founded the Global Institute for Quality Education (GIQE) to respond to the challenges in achieving sustainable quality. She designs GIQE’s programs and projects and delivers them worldwide, connecting networks of sustainable quality innovators and problem solvers.
Roland Bardy, Associate Editor
Roland Bardy is Executive Professor of General Management and Leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University, USA. He is also owner of BardyConsult in Mannheim, Germany.
Rethinking Leadership
A Human Centered Approach to Management Ethics
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