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Why we need a more humanistic positive organizational scholarship: Carl Rogers' person- centered approach as a challenge to neoliberalism

Joseph, Stephen

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Abstract

Recent years have seen much interest in the new field of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS). POS focuses specifically on what is positive, flourishing, and life-giving in organizations, and how to cultivate individual and organizational performance. In this article
I will discuss the humanistic approach of Carl Rogers and how it can contribute to POS. Rogers is well known for his work on human relations and like POS he was concerned with the promotion of human flourishing. However, unlike POS, Rogers’ approach was based on a distinctive view of human nature and non-directive practice. By comparison, it looks like POS talks the language of human flourishing while offering ways in which to control and direct people as part of the neoliberal hegemony that humanistic scholars might see as the
problem. I would like to advocate for a humanistic POS; one which explicitly has the aim of liberation and empowerment.

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Joseph, S. (2020). Why we need a more humanistic positive organizational scholarship: Carl Rogers' person- centered approach as a challenge to neoliberalism. Humanistic Psychologist, 48(3), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000151

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 6, 2019
Online Publication Date Jul 1, 2019
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Jun 7, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal The Humanistic Psychologist
Print ISSN 1547-3333
Electronic ISSN 1547-3333
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 48
Issue 3
Pages 271-283
DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000151
Keywords Applied Psychology; Social Psychology
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2158508
Publisher URL https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-36672-001?doi=1

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