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June 2019
Conference “Homo Amans: Towards a Relational Anthropology Fostering an Economics of Human Flourishing”
Amidst the many environmental and societal problems that our world is facing today, there is growing awareness and recognition in both academia and society that economics should aim to foster human well-being. But if so, why is the dominant approach to human behavior in contemporary economics still that of homo economicus – an ego-driven being pursuing wealth only for his own self-interest? Funded by the Goldschmeding Foundation, a two-day international symposium is organized by the Institute of Leadership and Social…
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Conference “The Challenges of Ethical Leadership: Wisdom from the Protestant Tradition”
Theme of the Conference There is a growing recognition of the importance of ethical leadership. We are moving increasingly towards a world that can be characterized as VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous). In addition, organizations are becoming more and more conscious that their goals should be widened; companies recognize the importance of the triple-bottom line (People, Planet and Profit) in their activities. These developments fuel the call for leaders to grow in moral competence, in addition to other leadership…
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