The Manager and Love: Evoking a Loving Inquiry in a Group Setting

Angela P. Chen (), Giorgia Nigri (), Thomas E. Culham (), Barbara Nussbaum (), Richard Peregoy () and Margot Plunkett ()
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Angela P. Chen: University of Melbourne
Giorgia Nigri: Sophia University Institute
Thomas E. Culham: Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
Richard Peregoy: Gupta College of Business, University of Dallas
Margot Plunkett: University of California

Humanistic Management Journal, 2024, vol. 9, issue 2, No 4, 183-202

Abstract: Abstract Neuroscientists, psychologists, educators, and management scholars propose that the current emphasis on intellect and reason in education and business over values such as love, connectedness, and compassion are at the root of many business ethical failures and societal problems. They argue not that reason should be abandoned in education and business management but rather that it needs to be balanced with values such as love because these attributes are innately human, enabling wise decision-making. This is a difficult task in the context of the current ethos of intellect and reason that dominates education and management. To correct the imbalance, we must explore ways of preparing future managers to accept the relevance and importance of learning to develop and embody love. Through our research, we provide an experience of community love by creating a caring, receptive, personal container. We engaged in the practice of Collaborative Autoethnography, integrating the Nguni South African concept of Ubuntu, to explore, research, and demonstrate the experience of love in a community setting. To support this practice, we framed it against the background of integrative justice, focusing on authentic engagement without exploitative intent as per Santos and Laczniak’s (2015) Integrative Justice Model (IJM) and built upon some common contexts from which love is considered such as Catholic Social Thought (CST) and indigenous cultures. We analyzed why and how love might be implemented in education and management and how Collaborative Autoethnography can be applied in connecting with others to research, learn from, and build upon the experience of love and connectedness.

Keywords: Management; Love; Agape; Collaborative autoethnography; Ubuntu (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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