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AAT invite: Rethinking Management around Dignity and Well-being with Tom Donaldson, Jim Walsh, Sandra Waddock, Otto Scharmer and Ian Mitroff

  • 1.  AAT invite: Rethinking Management around Dignity and Well-being with Tom Donaldson, Jim Walsh, Sandra Waddock, Otto Scharmer and Ian Mitroff

    Posted 08-02-2016 21:55
    Dear colleagues,

    We invite you to:

    Making Organizations Meaningful- Rethinking Management around Dignity and Well-being
    Rethinking Management Theory

    with Tom Donaldson, Jim Walsh, Sandra Waddock, Otto Scharmer and Ian Mitroff, organized by  Erica Steckler/Michael Pirson

    Session Type: Symposium
    Program Session: 711 | Submission: 10926 | Sponsor(s): (AAT)
    Scheduled: Sunday, Aug 7 2016 4:15PM - 5:45PM at Hilton Anaheim in Malibu



    "Making Organizations Meaningful" as a AAT presumes that many organizations lack meaning and purpose. In this session, leading scholars are discussing why a lack of meaning and purpose exists and will suggest that our theorizing has been influenced by a very reductionist view of human nature, one that does not encompass a need for meaning or purpose. We will also discuss what can be done to rethink management in theory and practice to allow for more meaning and purpose. The main premise of the symposium is based on the development of a humanistic management paradigm which focuses on the notion of human dignity and the promotion of well-being. Tom Donaldson and Jim Walsh present a Theory of Business that protects dignity and promotes collective value creation, i.e. well-being. Otto Scharmer will share his insights on organizing for well-being and Sandra Waddock will draw on the Shamanic insight to more meaningful organizing.