Human Dignity and Managerial Responsibility

Ana-Maria Davila-Gomez is Associate Professor in the Department of Administrative Sciences at the University of Quebec (Université du Québec en Outaouais) in Canada, where she teaches Management, Organizational Change, and Interculturality. Her current researches include managers' challenges towards more socially responsible organizations, as well as human virtues and responsiveness from management education. She holds a Ph.D. from the École des hautes etudes commerciales de Montréal, Canada, and an MBA and an Industrial Engineer degrees from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia. For several years, she worked at various private and public organizations in Colombia (e.g. governmental service, telecommunications, and manufacturing) supporting and implementing Information Technology and Business Process Reengineering projects. David Crowther (www.davideacrowther.com) is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Head of the Centre for Research into Organisational Governance at De Montfort University, UK. He is also Chair of the Social Responsibility Research Network (www.socialresponsibility.biz) a worldwide network with over 750 members, organizer of the series of International Conferences on Corporate Social Responsibility (now in its 11th year) and editor of Social Responsibility Journal. He has published 35 books and has also contributed over 350 articles to academic, business and professional journals and to edited book collections. He has also spoken widely at conferences and seminars and acted as a consultant to a wide range of government, professional and commercial organisations. His research is into corporate social responsibility with a particular emphasis on the relationship between social, environmental and financial performance.

• Introduction, Ana-MariaDavila-Gomez, DavidCrowther; Part 1 Understanding the Issues; Chapter 1 Self-Discovery of the Becoming Being and Some Managerial Implications, Ana-MariaDavila-Gomez, DavidCrowther; Chapter 2 Management, Virtues and Human Dignity, Ana-MariaDavila-Gomez, Sandra SocorroLotero Patiño; Chapter 3 Economic Accountability, Regulatory Reform and Ethical Management, Julia J.A.Shaw, Hillary J.Shaw; Chapter 4 Caring, Sharing and Collective Solidarity in Management, Ana-MariaDavila-Gomez, DavidCrowther; Part 2 The Effects of Change; Chapter 5 Local Governance and Social Movements in Québec, DenyseCôté, ÉtienneSimard; Chapter 6 Knowledge Workers and Creativity Class, SilviaPonce; Chapter 7 Technological Change in Organizations, SylvieGrosjean, LucBonneville; Part 3 Effecting Change; Chapter 8 The Management and Acceptance of Diversity, NataliaDankova; Chapter 9 Enhancing Human Dignity through Philosophical Education, SergioCastrillón; Chapter 10 Managing Human Dignity and Corporate Performance, Pierre-PaulMorin; Part 4 Conclusions; Chapter 11 Governance, Dignity and Responsibility, DavidCrowther, Ana-MariaDavila-Gomez;

'This book is essential reading. It is an innovative examination of issues in business and society that challenge human dignity and are too often ignored. The contributors highlight issues bearing on the conflicting needs and expectations of shareholders and other stakeholder groups and the whole leaves the reader with a feeling that this area of study is still in its infancy.' Christina Reis, University of New Haven, USA 'Today, being aware of social responsibility is considered as a competitive advantage for organizations, the manifest of which is reflected by their continuous effort to comply with human rights, labour practice, community involvement and other social responsibility principles. This valuable book enlightens routes to achieve social responsibility for all interested parties.' Shahla Seifi ISIRI (Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran), UPM (Universiti Putra Malaysia)