Humanities and Organizations in Dialogue: Hermeneutic Inquiries

Administrative practice and science are currently undergoing a profound reassessment. The terms ＂stress＂, ＂burn-out＂, or ＂meaningless jobs＂ give us an idea of the reasons why the commitment to work is at half-mast today, which is rather worrying for the economic development itself. Faced with the added complexity of various technological, environmental, and geopolitical disruptions, managers are ultimately called upon to completely reinvent the way they work and think. In an attempt to transform our conception of management, the method proposed in Humanities and Organizations in Dialogue: Hermeneutic Inquiries is based on the study of contemporary humanities. Consequently, Ghislain Deslandes comments on numerous essays to provide managers with a unique way of understanding what is happening. The approach reintroduces a measure of philosophical reflexivity into a world where it is all too often absent, in order to understand business administration with new perspectives and new tools, especially in terms of language. It also seeks to better understand how managers should respond, with subtlety and tact, to the socio-economic and environmental challenges facing organizations.

Ghislain Deslandes is professor at ESCP Business School (Paris Campus), in the Law, Economics and Humanities Department (LEH).