D. Melé & C. Cantón 
Human Foundations of Management 
Understanding the Homo Humanus

Human Foundations of Management explores the human foundation of management and economic activity in a way that is accessible to readers. The structure and contents of this book examines those aspects of the human being which are relevant to management and economic activities.

Table of Content

Introduction PART I: THE IDEA OF THE HUMAN BEING 1. The Homo Economicus Model 2. The Idea of the Person in Management and Organizational Theories 3. Knowledge of the Human Being through Science 4. Views of the Human Being in Religions and Philosophies PART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF A PHILOSOPHY OF THE PERSON 5. Human Nature and the Uniqueness of Each Person 6. Reason and Rational Knowledge 7. Affectivity and Aesthetic Experience 8. The Human Will and Character 9. A Relational Being 10. Action, Human Flourishing, and Moral Discernment

About the author

Domènec Melé is professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Spain. Over the last 25 Domènec Melé is Professor and Chair of Business Ethics at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain. Over the last 25 years, he has taught and written extensively on areas related to Business Ethics. He has authored, co-authored or edited 14 books, including
Business Ethics in Action (Palgrave 2009),
Management Ethics (Palgrave 2012) and
Human Development in Business (Palgrave 2012). In addition, he has published over 60 scientific chapters and articles in refereed journals and some 20 case studies. Since 1991, he has served as chairperson of the IESE International Symposia on Ethics, Business and Society. Currently, Prof. Melé serves as section editor of the
Journal of Business Ethics and on several editorial boards of referred journals.

César González Cantón is Assistant Professor at CUNEF–Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain. He graduated as MBA from IESE Business School and holds a Ph D in Philosophy (2004) from Universidad Complutense. He was appointed as Research Fellow of the Business Ethics Chair at IESE. In addition, he has taught at the University of Navarra and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain and has published in the
Journal of Business Ethics and various philosophical publications. His current interests are broad and tend towards the philosophy of economics andmanagement.