Personal Flourishing in Organizations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Juan A. Mercado

   Pages 1-7

3. Psychology and Philosophy for the Business Firm

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. How Close Are Contemporary Ideas on Human Flourishing and the Classical Philosophy of Man?

      • Juan A. Mercado

      Pages 11-35

   3. Time, Story, Corporate Self-Understanding, and Personal Accomplishment

      • Robert A. Gahl Jr.

      Pages 37-47

   4. Creating Better Human Motivation Theories for Personal Flourishing in Organizations

      • Manuel Guillén

      Pages 49-65

4. Contemporary Contributions to the Comprehension of Human Activity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Institutional Ethics as a Condition for Personal Development

      • Luis Manuel Calleja, Juan A. Mercado

      Pages 69-90

   3. Flow: Flourishing at Work

      • Alberto Ribera, Lucía Ceja

      Pages 91-119

   4. Mindfulness and Its Impact on Ethical Behavior in Companies

      • José Luis Guillén, Joan Fontrodona

      Pages 121-140

5. Contemporary Contributions to Fostering Personal Flourishing in Organizations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Coaching for the Development of the Human Person: History and Anthropological Foundations

      • Federica Bergamino

      Pages 143-170

   3. Team Building, Virtue, and Personal Flourishing in Organizations

      • Brian T. Engelland

      Pages 171-189

6. Back Matter

   Pages 191-195

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This book examines the important insights that psychology and philosophy can offer into the promotion of personal flourishing within organizations and the potential benefits that can accrue in terms of personal development, performance, goal achievement, and teamwork. The first part of the book develops a classical framework on happiness and the meaning of life, setting the stage on which significant aspects of institutional organization and its harmonization with ethics are addressed. The value of institutional ethics, flow, and mindfulness in creating a collaborative working environment that promotes self-fulfilment and enhances performance is then explored in depth, drawing on insights from contemporary psychology. Finally, concrete means of fostering personal flourishing within organizations are discussed. Here, the reader will find an evaluation of the effectiveness of coaching in promoting personal development and goal achievement as well as stimulating discussion of the interrelationship between team building, virtue, and personal flourishing. This book will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and academics within the fields of psychology and business. 

• psychology of organizations
• exchange between businesses and psychology
• psychology for the business firm
• corporate self-understanding
• institutional ethics
• flourishing at work
• ethical behavior in companies
• team building

• School of Philosophy, Pontifical University of Santa Croce, Rome, Italy

  Juan A. Mercado

Juan A. Mercado Montes was born in Mexico City in 1967. He gained his MA in Philosophy at the Panamerican University (Mexico City) in 1989, for a thesis on Aristotle’s induction and in 2001 completed his PhD at the University of Navarra (Spain) with a dissertation on Hume’s philosophy of belief. He has been Full Professor of Applied Ethics at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome since 2014, having previously been Associate Professor of the History of Modern Philosophy at the university (2002–2014). In 2008 he founded the Markets, Culture, and Ethics Research Center at the university, with Martin Schlag. He is also a Visiting Professor at IPADE Business School in Mexico City.

Policies and ethics