Humanistic Management in Practice

1. Introducing This Book and Humanistic Management
Ernst Kimakowitz, Michael Pirson, Claus Dierksmeier, Heiko Spitzeck, Wolfgang Amann

2. ABN AMRO REAL – A New Bank for a New Society
Patricia Palacios, Michael Pirson

3. AES Corporation – Serving People and Society
Burcu Rodopman

4. Humanistic Business via the Integral Enterprise: The Case of Broad Air Conditioning, China
Alexander Schieffer Ronnie Lessem

5. bracNet: Bridging the Digital Divide – Covering Bangladesh with Wireless Broadband Access
Michael Pirson

6. Cascades Inc. (1959–2009): Some Lessons from a Resilient Organization
Emmanuel Raufflet, Pierre Batellier

7. Dialogue-Based Leadership Style As Part of Humanistic Organizational Cultures: The Case of dm in Germany
Wolfgang Amann, Shiban Khan

8. Grameen Danone Foods – A Case of a Social Business Enterprise
Doris John

9. Entrepreneurship, Humanistic Management and Business Turnaround: The Case of a Small Chinese Private Firm
Fang Lee Cooke

10. Level Ground Trading Ltd – Fair Trade Coffee As a Front for Social Justice
W. Low, E. Davenport

11. The Best Inputs for Maximizing Your Output: Humanistic Practices at Micromatic Grinding
Rakesh Kumar Agrawal

12. Mondragon: Could Something Like This Be in Our Future?
Terry Mollner

13. Novo Nordisk – Making a Difference in Diabetes Treatment
Patricia Palacios, Michael Pirson, Bradley H. Bader

14. SEKEM – Humanistic Management in the Egyptian Desert
Clemens Mader, Gerald Steiner, Friedrich M. Zimmermann, Heiko Spitzeck

15. What Is Your Calling? SEMCO’s Invitation to Participatory Management
Carlos Largacha-Martínez

16. Triple Bottom Line Management at Sonae Sierra
Pedro Teixeira Santos, Miguel Pina Cunha, Arménio Rego, Miguel Pereira Lopes

17. Can Business and Humanism Go Together? The Case of the Tata Group with a Focus on Nano Plant
Radha R. Sharma, Shoma Mukherji

18. TerraCycle – A Business Founded for Societal Benefit Generation
Heiko Spitzeck

19. Wainwright Bank and Trust Case Study – Humanistic Management in Practice
Christine Arena

20. Zipcar Incorporated: Do We Really Need to Own Our Automobiles?
Janet L. Rovenpor

21. Concluding Remarks
Michael Pirson, Ernst Kimakowitz, Claus Dierksmeier, Heiko Spitzeck, Wolfgang Amann

Keywords: Business and Management, Management, Business Ethics, Corporate Communication/Public Relations