Dignity and the Organization

Dignity in Organizing from the Perspective of Hannah Arendt's Worldliness Arendtian Worldliness as Plurality and Durability The Urge to Appear The Dignity of a Durable Human World Culture in a World without Tradition Dignity in Human Activities and Organizing as Conditioning Dignity Organizing as Conditioning Human Freedom Freedom and Equality as Feats of Organization The Dignity ofCommon Sense Personal Taste and a Longing to Belong Thoe Reality Sense Liquidation of Freedom by Defeating Common Sense and Enacting Laws of Movement Indignation as a "Natural Response” to Breaches of Indignity Dignity in Management and Organization Obedience in Authoritarian Organizations Polis as Organized Remembrance and as Space of Appearance Exploitation of Human Potential for Action as Undignifying or Totalitarian What Does It Mean to Share a Common World?Organizing and Management as Conditioning Dignity Reflective Boundary Management Organizing by Engaging in Sensus Communis on Dignity Arendtian Culture Summary References Dignity and Membership: A Route to the Heart of How Dignity Is Done in Everyday Interaction Dignity: Transcendent Human Property or Performative Social Outcome?Knowing Dignity: Performativity and Accounts Membership as Method: The Accomplishment and Accounting of Everyday Dignity Doing Dignity: The Benefits and Consequences of a Performative Approach Summary References Dignity and Species Difference Within Organizations Is It Meaningful to Talk About Animal Dignity?Does 'Animal Dignity' Make Sense in the 'Real World' of Organizations?Animals in the Making as Actors in Networks Dignity: A Radical Respecification Conclusion Summary References Dignity at the Level of the Firm: Beyond the Stakeholder Approach Introduction: The Role of the Firm under Discussion The Concept of Human Dignity Dignity and the Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT)Human Dignity Inside the Firm: From Theory to Practice Summary of the Chapter References Marx, Alienation and the Denial of Dignity of Work Marx and Alienation Marx's Categories of Alienation Alienation from Product Alienation and the Process of Production Alienation, Dignity and the Division of Labour Alienation and Species-Being Alienated from Others; Undignified Relationships Alienation, Dignity Denial and Private Property Strength of Marx's View of Alienation Using Marx's Theory of Alienation to Research Dignity at Work Characteristics of the ICT Industry ICT Professionals and the Work Process Control of the Work Process Allocation of Work The Changing Nature of IT Contracts Awarding Contracts: The Impact on Employment Being Transferred to a New Employer The "Bench"The Impact of the Bench ICT Professionals and the Denial of Dignity Resisting Alienated and Undignified Labour References Dignity Restoration: The Indirect Goal of Social Enterprises' Activity Social Enterprises: Tools in the Hands of Social Entrepreneurs to Catalyse Positive Social Change The Southeast Credit Union: The Social Enterprise Reviving Human Dignity The Southeast Credit Union (SCU)First Principle: Offering Financial Help Second Principle: Teaching Money Management Third Principle: Giving Experience and Building Confidence Discussion: Dignity Restoration Behind the Actions of Social Enterprises References 'Dignity and Leadership: Implications of Leaders' Language and Their Assumptions of Human Nature Dignity and Leadership: An Under-Explored Link Dignity and Leadership Leaders' Respect Dignity through Culture and Language Studies of Leaders' Language in the Workplace Conclusion Summary References From Human Resource Management to Human Dignity Development: A Dignity Perspective on HRM and the Role of Workplace Democracy Human Dignity in the Workplace Underpinnings of Human Dignity Implications of Human Dignity for Organizations and (Strategic) HRM Democracy in the Workplace Foundation of Workplace Democracy Workplace Democracies and Human Dignity Human Dignity, Workplace Democracy and the Employee Life Cycle Branding and Resourcing Performance and Reward Management Talent Management, Learning and Development Employment Relations Exit Management Conclusion References Office Design and Dignity at Work in the Knowledge Economy Offices and Work Spaces in the Knowledge Economy Features of the Physical Work Environment and Their Effects on Employees Physical Space, Power, and Dignity: The Road Ahead Summary References Dignity by Design: A Shift from Formalistic to Humanistic Design in Organizations Formalistic Design From Formalistic to Evidence Based Design in the Healthcare Sector Setting the Stage for Humanistic Design in the Healthcare Industry Transition to Humanistic Design Moving Towards Humanistic Design in Other Sectors Conclusion References Concluding Observations