Nigeria Chapter

The Humanistic Management Network Nigeria Chapter held its first meeting of the year at the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria on Friday 24th, March 2023.

To start the meeting Kemi Ogunyemi gave the welcome address and reviewed the history of HMN, its principles, values, and aims. Dr. Adaora Onaga, the new chapter lead of HMN Nigeria gave a wonderful presentation of “HMN into the future”. HMN Nigeria had its introduction of new members (10 new members at the meeting).

There was a group discussion held on that day and three working groups were formed with the following conclusions:

1. Research/ Inquiry (Knowledge generation)- Team Lead: Ms. Margaret Isebor

Project to be developed- Research on an aspect of environmental sustainability, wellness, and human dignity. 2 industries will be used as case studies, with analysis of their CSR.

2. Policy/Practice (Knowledge Application)- Team Lead: Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi

Project to be developed-Create a ranking that reflects humanistic working conditions in schools already ranked based on academic performance. Ranking to include ideas from fairwork, great place to work, health safety and environment etc. Communicate ratings to ILO, all stakeholders.

3. Media/Communication (Knowledge Dissemination)- Ms. Enitan Oteju Ibironke

Project to be developed- Create a content calendar, more communication on TV, radio, and online, create awareness tools, showcase organizations that meet a specific humanistic value.

Other activities for the year were discussed and modalities for keeping us always reminded about the tenets of HMN.

Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi gave the vote of thanks to close the meeting.

Call for Book Chapters: Abstracts due on 06th August 2023

Humanistic Management and the Gig Economy

Editors: Kemi Ogunyemi

Palgrave Macmillan Humanism in Business Series

Gig-workers are often not regarded as employees by the platforms they work with. Yet they do not a l w a y s have all the freedoms enjoyed by independent contractors. Technology today influences the world of work in many ways, and this is one area in which the new realities need to be better understood in order to promote human dignity, protect the vulnerable and foster flourishing. To achieve this, justice and fairness need to be researched and innovatively translated into new forms of work in diverse ways and in various cultures.

Please download the call for Papers with further information including all deadlines here: Humanistic-Management-and-the-Gig-Economy.pdf

Call for Book Chapters: Abstracts due on 15th April 2023

Humanistic Management in the Public Sector

Editors: Kemi Ogunyemi, Anna Góral, Agnieszka Konior, Katarzyna Kope?

Palgrave Macmillan Humanism in Business Series

The idea of humanistic management has already been deeply explored by scholars looking at private business. However, this concept still requires increasingly serious consideration within the public sector studies. The starting point for this book’s foray into the topic is that there are two major trends observed in public sector and public service research: a demand for science (which is an older notion related to new public management and to evidence-based policy) and a demand for humanism which is a recent tendency. In response to this demand for humanism, we would like to analyse the public sector through the lens of humanistic management, referring to its three-stepped approach – respect for human dignity, ethical reflection and decision-making, and stakeholder engagement. Therefore, we would like contributors to explore applications of humanistic management in the public sector. In 2022, Deloitte published a report, ‘Global Government Trends’, in which the most transformative trends in government today were listed, grouped under three themes: building resilience, connected for greater value, government for all people (Deloitte 2022). The elements of humanistic management are visible in their study; however, we would like to consider whether this is reflected in the practice of public sector management. The establishment of a humanistic approach in the public sector should be a launchpad for humanistic transformation in businesses and in other organisations.

Please download the call for Papers with further information including all deadlines here: Public-Sector-Management-CfP.pdf

Please download the template for submitting extended abstracts here: Public-Sector-Management-extended-abstract-template.pdf

The full length video from the Nigeria Chapter contribution to the 2021 Humanistic Management Conference are available on our YouTube channel. The video is also available directly on our conference webpage.

Despite the troubles, the pandemic taught us several salient lessons, one of which is the dynamism of life. Nothing is constant. Nothing is guaranteed. This is the same for us, our life and how we view our purpose. What were those lofty goals and ideals of service you aimed to achieve in the year’s past, what have you done with them and where have they taken you? The 2021 HMN business meeting entailed a reinvention of ourselves, our purpose and our shared goals. To help us with this, Dr. Wayne Ottenbriet of Vivens Academy gave a seminar on Dynamic Self Understanding: Pursuing Personal Excellence.

You can view the presentation here, find the video recording here and also take a look at our YouTube channel.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the outlook of the world. There is need for stringent guidelines to prevent and control the spread of the virus amongst groups of people and also to safeguard the mental and emotional wellbeing of all people. Our focus for this webinar is on employees. Employees are the life force of any organization. Even the most technologically advanced organizations still need humans to drive technology. Employee health is thus very important more so now than ever. Businesses and Enterprises have the responsibility to protect the health and safety of their workers and those affected by their operations.

You can find the video recording here and also take a look at our YouTube channel.

The full length video as well as a short summary video from the Nigeria Chapter contribution to the 2020 Humanistic Management Conference are available on our YouTube channel. The summary video is also available directly on our conference webpage.