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"I believe that man will not
merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone
among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a
spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance." Nobel Prize acceptance speech, December, 1950
A human being is part of
a whole, called by us the Universe… He experiences himself, his thoughts
and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical
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We are a group of researchers working in business schools who strive to create a new vision of organizations as sites for the development and expression of compassion. We are part of a broader community of scholars who are dedicated to developing a perspective on organizations as sites for human growth and the development of human strengths. |
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Cases Bek, J., et al. (2007). A foundation of giving: How one company cares for its employees. This case documents the inception, evolution, triumphs and tribulations of the Borders Group Foundation. The Foundation offers emergency monetary grants for crisis situations such as illnesses, financial hardships, and natural disasters, as well as educational scholarships, a bereavement response initiative, and several other programs to support employees. The case was designed to enrich understandings, and stimulate debate and discussion, about vision implementation and internal corporate social responsibility.
Dutton, J. E., Quinn, R., & Pasick, R. (2001).
The Heart of Reuters, Parts A & B. This case describes the responses of
Reuters America to the incidents of 9/11/2001. Part A describes the range of
adaptive responses to the events of 9/11, and invites the question, What is it
about the culture, structure, and strategy of Reuters that explains their
response pattern? Part B describes the range of the impact of Reuters' responses
to 9/11 on employees. The Heart of Reuters is ideal for a discussion of
leadership and change, crisis management, resilience, and compassion. This case
also has an accompanying video of Phil Lynch, President of Reuters, America for
just two weeks when the 9/11 attacks occurred. The video has Phil Lynch
discussing his role as a leader, the compassion of Reuters and the effects of
their responses on the organization.
Dutton, J. E., Frost, P. J., Worline, M. C., Lilius, J.
M., & Kanov, J. M. (2002). Leadership in times of trauma, Harvard Business
Review, January. Reprinted in Harvard Business Review on Building personal and
organizational resilience. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. This reading
works really well as an accompaniment to a discussion of leadership and
compassion. 1. Core required MBA course. Taught from a Positive Organizational Scholarship perspective. (link to University of Michigan, MO/OBHRM 501
Jane Dutton taught this course on how to create,
foster, and manage organizations in which people thrive and perform at their
best, assuming that employee and group thriving is the key to organizational
excellence. 2. MBA elective on Managing Professional relationships. Taught by Jane Dutton, University of Michigan, MO 615
The course syllabus has embedded teaching notes in it
for most classes. Click on each class number to access the teaching notes.
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