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Being ‘Human’ under Regimes of Human Resource Management: Using Black Theology to Illuminate Humanisation and Dehumanisation in the Workplace

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Abstract

Critical studies have rightly faulted mainstream HRM for its failure to account for the meaning of being human under regimes of HRM. This article advances the field in this regard by drawing on African and broader black theological reflection on the meaning of being human, and by using visual research methods to interrogate the extent to which workplaces respect human dignity. 55 visual timeline interviews were conducted in a range of workplaces in the North East of England. Data showed that allowing autonomy and freedom, mediating audit regimes, contractual affirmation, and creating communities of care were the key factors whose presence created humanising workplaces and whose absence dehumanising ones. This research allows a richer understanding of structures and processes that produce either humanising or dehumanising workplaces.


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Author(s): Megoran N

Publication type: Article

Publication status: In Press

Journal: African Journal of Business Ethics

Year: 2022

Acceptance date: 15/01/2022

Date deposited: 02/02/2022

ISSN (print): 1817-7417

ISSN (electronic): 0976-3600

Publisher: African Sun Media


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