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About the foundation

Welcome to the Humanistic Management Foundation. Humanistic Management promotes human dignity in business and society. It is a management philosophy and movement founded in St.Gallenin 2007. It has entered management education, research, and practice since then. The foundation was established to support a committed group of companies, their thriving, and sound leadership successionfor them. The foundation’s motto is vivat, floreat, crescat, which is what we wish for human dignity in business – may it grow and prosper.

About the founder

Dr.mult. Wolfgang Amann is a top management consultant, keynote speaker, researcher, author, educator, higher education expert, experienced C-level executive and entrepreneur. He has a faculty affiliation with HEC Paris in Qatar for strategy and leadership. He has been directing degree, certificate, open enrolment, and custom programs for over 25 years.He published 50+ books for executives and won numerous awards for his research, teaching, and academic impact. In his free time, he participates in long-distance running and Ironman races.

Our advisory board

The foundation works with several advisors. For a long time, Prof. Shiv Tripathi and Prof. Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch have been contributing to the humanistic management movement. Together, we have worked on numerous research projects, conferences, and seminars. The foundation looks forward to continuing the cooperation.

Publications

Humanistic management has advanced over the years. We regularly contribute to numerous thought leadership initiatives.Most recently, we published the following books.

Responsible Management Education and Business School Practices

Responsible Management Education and Business School Practices

Beyond researching and teaching, business schools should walk the talk. They ought to become role models and responsible organisations themselves. Based on new research with PRME initiative leads, this book provides a framework to improve management education and business schools. This book is relevant to all stakeholders of modern management education, in particular business school deans, university presidents, program directors, PRME leads and non-academic leaders in business schools, such as COOs or managing directors.

Organizational Corruption, Crime, and Covid-19

Organizational Corruption, Crime, and Covid-19

Corruption flourishes in times of uncertainty and crisis. When institutions and oversight are weak, and public trust is low, corruption can thrive and undermine how societies respond to the crisis. Covid-19 brought this issue into sharp focus. This book uncovers problems experienced across the globe andexplains how organizations and countries can strengthen their anti-corruption systems to prevent problems in the future. Humanistic Management and better learning initiatives emerge as essential.

The Future of Responsible Management Education

The Future of Responsible Management Education

Business schools have been criticized for several things, such as lacking relevance, a too-weak ethics orientation, dated paradigms, or commercialization. Simultaneously, there has been much positive change and accelerated dynamics toward forming future-ready companies and graduates. This book outlines how to better understand and master the digital transformation challenge. It is essential that business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embrace new opportunities to bring the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life successfully.

Humanistic Crisis Management

Humanistic Crisis Management

This book aims at catalyzing our learning from the COVID-19 crisis. Numerous studies have emerged confirming that during the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis management has been far from holistic. Progress previously made towards sustainability has in many cases been reversed and global inequality has grown. This volume scrutinizes the crucial role of businesses in the lived experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for a new goal system in business, establishing human dignity as the ultimate outcome of sound business.
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