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Introduction to Workplace Dignity

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Bal introduces the theory of workplace dignity through exploring why there is a need for alternatives in management. Through systematically analysing eleven trends in society affecting the current state of management studies, Bal shows the urgency to present alternative paradigms in management on the basis of the consequences of neoliberalism , individualization and other factors. Hence, the aim of the current book is to present a theory through which management can contribute to fairer, more decent and more dignified organizations, economies and societies.

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Bal, M. (2017). Introduction to Workplace Dignity. In: Dignity in the Workplace. Humanism in Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55245-3_1

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