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I discuss the nature of the moral imperatives that Humanistic Management seems to propose. In particular I discuss whether Humanistic Management should be seen as an inspirational invitation to reimagine how organizations could be conceived and practiced or as a mode of organizing which is mean to replace our current forms of organizing and which we have a moral imperative to adopt.
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Mejia, S. The Moral Imperatives of Humanistic Management. Humanist Manag J 4, 155–158 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-019-00069-3
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