Thinking About the Future of work: Promoting Dignity and Human Flourishing

Abstract

This paper is the introduction to the Special Issue with a selection of papers presented at the 21st IESE International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society, held in Barcelona, Spain, in July 2021. The Symposium focused on the future of work and how to promote dignity and human flourishing. This editorial introduction emphasizes how work has been studied over the centuries and how new directions have been considered in recent times. We suggest that dignity and human flourishing are particularly relevant in the current context and for the future of work. Finally, the papers that make up this special issue are introduced and summarized. Keywords Work • Ethics • Human dignity • Human flourishingWork is a central element in human life and business organizations. That is why work is so relevant for humanistic management. In the past, it has drawn the attention of different academic disciplines, including business ethics. Current studies cover a broad range of issues from personal, organizational, and social dimensions. However, the conversation on human work still has many open questions, and further research is necessary.This special issue of the Humanistic Management Journal brings together a selection of papers presented at the 21st IESE International Symposium on Ethics, Business, and Society, held in July 2021. In this introduction, we will first consider how work is a concept that has been studied over the centuries by theories that take different perspectives but also share some common aspects. We will then present how work is related to human dignity and flourishing. Next, we will point out some relevant issues in the current context. Finally, we will present the papers that make up this special issue.

Godność w pracy zarobkowej: perspektywa młodego pracownika. Badanie pilotażowe

“…This also the kind of work in which he is not exposed to loss of health or good name, and in which he can undertake creative activity . He desires to be a respected subject" (Polańska 2007, 128; see also Fontrodona and Melé 2022) .…”