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Human Centered Management in Executive Education

Global Imperatives, Innovation and New Directions

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Humanism in Business Series (HUBUS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Introduction: Why Human Centered Management in Executive Education?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-15
    2. Management and Executive Education in Italy: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective

      • Manuela Brusoni, Niccolò Cusumano
      Pages 16-29
    3. Dual Demand for Executive Education and Training: Individual Needs and Institutional Demand in Chile

      • Massiel Guerra, Vesna Mandakovic, Olga Pizarro, Maria-Teresa Lepeley
      Pages 30-48
    4. Soft Skills: Demand and Challenges in the United States Workplace

      • Ronald W. Tarr, Joseph A. Weeks Jr.
      Pages 49-60
    5. Mental Models Matter: Ways to an Intercultural Executive Education

      • Claus Dierksmeier, Katharina Hoegl, Michael Wihlenda
      Pages 96-109
  3. Introduction: How Should Human Centered Management in Executive Education Be Delivered?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-208
    2. A Soft Skills Training Model for Executive Education

      • Maurizio Massaro, Roland Bardy, Andrea Garlatti
      Pages 222-241

About this book

Human Centered Management in Executive Education provides a comprehensive insight on innovation in Executive Education with a unique global scope. The book integrates studies and experiences of 32 distinguished scholars from 15 countries who are working in the development of theories and practices to advance the human centered management paradigm, sustainability-based quality standards and continuous improvement in education. The discussion presents a well-balanced outlook that combines and contrasts research and programs from 16 developed and 16 developing countries, and the visions of 10 female and 22 male authors from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Global Institute for Quality Education, USA

    Maria-Teresa Lepeley

  • Humanistic Management Center, Switzerland

    Ernst von Kimakowitz

  • Florida Gulf Coast University, USA

    Roland Bardy

About the authors

Maria-Teresa Lepeley is President of the Global Institute for Quality Education, USA. She is an international lecturer and consultant in participatory leadership and efficiency innovation in her specializations of quality management for sustainability in education and business, human capital for development, and women in entrepreneurship. She has been a member of the Board of Examiners of the Baldridge National Quality Awards of the United States and adviser to National Quality Award Programs in Latin American countries.

Ernst von Kimakowitz is Director of the Humanistic Management Center- think-tank, learning institution and advisory firm on business ethics and corporate responsibility, and Director of Ethics First, an Executive Education Provider. In addition to general questions of business ethics his topical foci are humanistic management, stakeholder engagement, development theory and impact investing.

Roland Bardy is Executive Professor of General Management and Leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University, US. His areas of interest are accounting, supply chain management, leadership, business ethics and sustainable development. He also promotes the philosophy of responsible leadership through the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics.

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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