Abstract: Introduction, by Michel Dion, R. Edward Freeman, and Sergiy Dmytriyev -- Part I. Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Humanizing Business -- Ch.1 A Kantian Perspective; Norm Bowie -- Ch.2 An Aristotelean Perspective; Ed Hartman -- Ch.3 A MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics Perspective; Geoff Moore -- Ch.4 A Care Ethics Perspective; Hugo Letiche -- Ch.5 A Utilitarian Perspective; Jeff Harrison and Andy Wicks -- Ch.6 A Pragmatist Perspective; Ed Freeman and Bobby Parmar -- Ch.7 Social Contract Theories; (Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke); Thomas Donaldson -- Ch.8 An Existentialist Perspective (Sartre); William McBride -- Ch.9 An Otherness-Focused Perspective (Levinas); Dag Gjerlow Aasland -- Ch.10 An Hermeneutic Perspective (Ricoeur); Jakob Dahl Rendtorff -- Ch.11 A Perspective Focusing on Moral Deliberation (Habermas); Andreas Georg Scherer -- Ch.12 A Casuistry Approach; Joanne B. Ciulla -- Ch.13 Supererogation in Humanizing Business; Sergiy Dmytriyev -- Ch.14 Human Rights and Humanizing Business; Surya Deva -- Ch.15 A Christian Perspective, Domènec Melé -- Ch.16 A Judaism Perspective; Moses Pava and Edwin M. Epstein -- Ch.17 An Orthodox Perspective, Timothy G. Patitsas -- Ch.18 An Islam Perspective, Karim Ginena and Shahir Kassam-Adams.

Abstract: This book is about humanizing business. In contrast to the mainstream modern management and leadership literature, this book provides distinctly humane perspectives on business. The volume travels outside the world of business to explore what Humanities – such as Philosophy, History, Literature, Creative Arts, and Cultural Studies – can offer to business. Renowned scholars from different Humanities disciplines, as well as management researchers exploring the heritage of Humanities, convey what it actually means to make business more humane. The book strives to humanize business. It aims to show that it is not people who have to suppress their human feelings, aspirations, and beliefs when they are at their workplaces, but it is business itself that needs to be redefined by the human norms of human beings. Companies should care about their employees and other stakeholders letting them be themselves, i.e. be human, at work and beyond. The book will be of interest to management scholars across various business disciplines. It can also be used as teaching material in the classroom with MBA students, especially in Business Ethics, Business and Society, Sustainability, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management and other management courses. The volume will also be of interest to scholars that work in different Humanities fields and whose interests span organizations, management, and business. Finally, many practitioners in the business world, especially those in managerial and leadership positions, will find the book both thought-provoking and useful for them as well. Chapter 37 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Abstract: 1. An Essay to R. Edward Freeman’s Selected Works; Sergiy Dmytriyev and R. Edward Freeman -- PART I. STAKEHOLDER THEORY -- 2. Introduction to R. Edward Freeman’s Works on Stakeholder Theory; Sergiy Dmytriyev and R. Edward Freeman -- 3. The Problems that Stakeholder Theory Tries to Solve; written with J. Harrison, A. Wicks, B. Parmar, and S. de Colle -- 4. Stakeholder Management: Framework and Philosophy; R. Edward Freeman -- 5. Stakeholder Management: A Case Study of the U.S. Brewers and the Container Issue; With James Emshoff -- 6. Theory Building in Strategic Management; With Peter Lorange -- 7. Corporate Governance: A Stakeholder Interpretation; With William Evan -- 8. A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Stakeholder Concept; With Andrew Wicks and Daniel Gilbert -- 9. The Politics of Stakeholder Theory: Some Future Directions; R. Edward Freeman -- 10. Stakeholder Capitalism and the Value Chain; With Jeanne Liedtka -- 11. Toward a Life Centered Ethic for Business; With Joel Reichart -- 12. Stakeholder Theory: A Libertarian Defense; With R. Phillips. -13. Business Ethics and Health Care: A Stakeholder Perspective; With M. Gilmartin -- 14. Stakeholder Theory: A Names and Faces Approach; With J. McVea -- 15. Enhancing Stakeholder Practice: A Particularized Exploration of Community; With L. Dunham and J. Liedtka -- 16. A New Approach to CSR: Company Stakeholder Responsibility; With R. Velamuri, in A. Kakabadse and M. Morsing -- 17. Corporate Citizenship and Community Stakeholders; With R. Phillips -- 18. Managing for Stakeholders; R. Edward Freeman. -19. Managing for Stakeholders: Tradeoffs or Value Creation; R. Edward Freeman -- 20. Five Challenges to Stakeholder Theory: A Report on Research in Progress; R. Edward Freeman -- 21. The Social Responsibility of Business is to Create Value for Stakeholders; With H. Elms. Sloan -- PART II. BUSINESS ETHICS -- 22. Introduction to R. Edward Freeman’s Works on Business Ethics; Sergiy Dmytriyev and R. Edward Freeman -- 23. The Revolution in Management; written with Daniel Gilbert, Englewood Cliffs -- 24. The Business Sucks Story; R. Edward Freeman -- 25. Corporate Social Responsibility: A Critical Approach; with Jeanne Liedtka -- 26. Business, Ethics and Society: A Critical Agenda; with Daniel Gilbert -- 27. A Puzzle About Business Ethics; with Gordon G. Sollars -- 28. Business Ethics at the Millennium; R. Edward Freeman -- 29. The Impossibility of the Separation Thesis; with J. Harris -- 30. Teaching Business Ethics in the Age of Madoff; with Lisa Stewart and Brian Moriarty -- 31. Creating Ties That Bind; with Jared Harris -- 32. Remoralizing the Debate; R. Edward Freeman -- 33. Values, Authenticity and Responsible Leadership; with Ellen A. Auster -- 34. Bowie’s Ethics: A Pragmatist Perspective; R. Edward Freeman -- 35. Values and Poetic Organizations: Beyond Value Fit Toward Values Through Conversation; with Ellen R. Auster -- 36. Business should be driven by Purpose; R. Edward Freeman -- 37. Business is about innovation. So why do we teach it the same old way?; R. Edward Freeman -- 38. Ethics and the Algorithm; With B. L. Parmar -- 39. A Pragmatist Approach to Business Ethics Research with Parmar, B. L., Phillips R -- 40. Responsible Disruption: Which Rules Are Worth Breaking?; With B. L. Parmar -- 41. Profit and Other Values: Thick Evaluation as Basis for Decision Making; with B. van der Linden -- PART III. BUSINESS ETHICS AND HUMANITIES -- 42. Introduction to R. Edward Freeman’s Works on Business Ethics and Humanities; Sergiy Dmytriyev and R. Edward Freeman -- 43. Orwell and Organizations; with Daniel R. Gilbert, Jr -- 44. The Ethics of Greenmail; with Daniel R. Gilbert, Jr. and Carol Jacobson -- 45. Airline Horror Stories Indicate an Ethical Problem; R. Edward Freeman -- 46. Healthy Tension between Business and News Media; R. Edward Freeman -- 47. Values and the Foundations of Strategic Management; with Daniel Gilbert and Edwin Hartman -- 48. Let's Disband the Academy of Management; R. Edward Freeman -- 49. Business Ethics: A Literary View; R. Edward Freeman -- 50. Business as a Humanity: Toward Reinventing the Business SchoolR. Edward Freeman -- 51. Business as a Humanity – Postscript; R. Edward Freeman -- 52. The Relevance of Richard Rorty to Management Research: A Book Review Essay; R. Edward Freeman -- 53. Business As a Human Activity; with D. Newkirk -- 54. Business School Research; with David Newkirk -- 55. Leveraging the Creative Arts in Business Ethics Teaching; with L. Dunham, G. Fairchild, and B. Parmar -- 56. Practicing Human Dignity: Ethical Lessons from Commedia dell’Arte and Theater; With Simone de Colle, Bidhan Parmar, and Leonardo de Colle -- PART IV. STAKEHOLDER THEORY AND CAPITALISM -- 57. Introduction to R. Edward Freeman’s Works on Stakeholder Theory and Capitalism; Sergiy Dmytriyev and R. Edward Freeman -- 58. The Myth of Cowboy Capitalism; R. Edward Freeman -- 59. Understanding Stakeholder Capitalism; R. Edward Freeman -- 60. Create a New Story About Business; R. Edward Freeman -- 61. Poor People and the Politics of Capitalism; With Adrian Keevil and Lauren Purnell -- 62. Capitalism has a bright future full of innovation and hope; R. Edward Freeman -- 63. Short term vs. long term…. a skeptical view and an alternative; R. Edward Freeman -- 64. Responsible Capitalism: Business for the 21st Century; With B. Parmar, and K. Martin -- 65. The New Story of Business: Towards a More Responsible Capitalism; R. Edward Freeman.

Abstract: Ed Freeman’s influential ideas on stakeholder theory, business ethics, humanities, and capitalism became foundational in the management field and turned around the mainstream thinking about business. Stakeholder theory developed by Freeman and others posits that business is not as much about profits, but rather about creating value for its stakeholders, including employees, customers, communities, financiers, and suppliers. The relationship between a company and its stakeholders is the essence of business and should be of utmost attention to its managers. Managers should avoid resorting to trade-offs by prioritizing one stakeholder group (e.g., shareholders) over the others and strive to run their companies in the interests of all stakeholders. The idea of pursuing the interests of all stakeholders became revolutionary in management and went far beyond the management field, expanding to Law, Health Care, Education, Public Policy and Administration, and Environmental Policy. This book is a collection of Ed Freeman’s most influential and important works on stakeholder theory as well as business ethics, humanities, and capitalism.