Integrated Self-Determined Motivation and Charitable Causes: The Link to Eudaimonia in Humanistic Management

Ronald J. Ferguson (), Kaspar Schattke (), Michèle Paulin () and Weixiao Dong ()
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Ronald J. Ferguson: John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Kaspar Schattke: Université du Québec à Montréal C.P. 8888 succursale Centre-ville
Michèle Paulin: John Molson School of Business Concordia University
Weixiao Dong: Concordia University

Humanistic Management Journal, 2024, vol. 9, issue 3, No 1, 269-279

Abstract: Abstract This article explores the synthesis between the theories and practice of Humanistic Management and Self-Determination Theory of Motivation (SDT). Moving from Economistic to Humanistic Management involves considering human action as uniting internal and external dimensions, having ethics as a guide for a good life, viewing society as a community of people, and being open to beauty and transcendence. The recently elucidated 50-year legacy of SDT describes it as a truly human science of motivation that takes into consideration our attributes as persons, including our capacities for awareness and self-regulation. It also focuses on one’s capacity for autonomy as it applies to individual functioning, interpersonal relationships, and societal interactions. SDT posits a continuum of motivational regulation ranging from amotivation through controlled to autonomous motivation. The current empirical study of Millennials' motivation to support local and global hunger charities based on social media communication employs the complete SDT continuum. Digitalization and globalization have fundamentally changed the nature of human communication. Millennials are central to the humanistic functioning of today’s society. The study findings of the dominance of integrated personal value autonomy demonstrates the necessity of assessing the complete set of SDT motivations in various contexts and situations. Given that SDT and Humanistic Management investigations have mainly involved corporations, one must also be open to investigating the humanistic management of non-profit social and governmental organizations. The non-greenwashed triple sustainability values of corporate, social and environmental good are pertinent targets for Humanistic Management research and Practices.

Keywords: Humanistic management; Self-determination motivation; Millennials; Online and offline hunger charity support; Non-and for-profit management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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