Mental and cultural changes of enterprise management in accordance with the paradigm of unity

Abstract

The phenomenon of the social, economic, political, cultural, and spiritual activities of the Focolare Movement, implemented in the economy of communion businesses on the global scale for more than 20 years, inspired Biela to formulate the paradigm of unity concept to show its importance in the social sciences field (Biela 1996, 2005). The author of this research paper has expanded Biela’s concept on the basis of the new paradigm theoretical analysis in the social sciences field, particularly in management sciences, and has conducted an empirical investigation in 110 businesses of the economy of communion in 22 countries (Grochmal 2013). The need of essential mental and cultural changes by the entrepreneurs (managers), as well by the employees, in the management processes is presented in this paper according to the paradigm of unity. The necessity of these changes results from the fundamental assumptions of this same paradigm: from the new holistic look on the management process and interpersonal relationships between shareholders and stakeholders; from the personalistic treatment of each participant in the economic process; and from the role human, relational, and spiritual capitals play in the modern management

The Paradigm of Unity in the Science and Culture

“…Paradigm in the social sciences should allow to shape the mentality of the people and societies in the direction of mutual benevolence, friendship and brotherhood, to look for and to appear in human behaviors fi rst of all what unites us, not what divides us. Man is a social being and all divisions are contrary to his nature (Grochmal 2015).…”

Ekonomia komunii w relacji do ekonomii społecznej – analogie, różnice, szansa na współdziałanie

“…Istotnym skutkiem realizowania ekonomii komunii (oprócz konkretnej pomocy dla osób żyjących w ubóstwie i wykluczonych społecznie) jest zmiana mentalności i kultury życia nie tylko przedsiębiorców [Grochmal, 2014]. Promowanie kultury dawania (dzielenia się dobrami) zamiast kultury posiadania (gromadzenia a także marnotrawienia dóbr), powoduje nowe spojrzenie na pojęcie dobra, a często i sensu życia, zarówno wśród przedsiębiorców, jak i wśród beneficjentów pomocy, ale także wśród klientów, dostawców a nawet konkurentów firm ekonomii komunii [Miłkowski, 2001[Miłkowski, i 2008.…”