Considerations in the Use of Work-From-Home (WFH) for Post-Pandemic Planning and Management

Both practitioners and scholars are increasingly interested in the idea of the human-centered organization. This term first appeared in the late 1950s and has gained attention in the last ten years. Awareness of the need for human-centeredness grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which many organizational leaders were compelled to focus on employee health, safety, and well-being. In this paper, we review and synthesize the rather fragmented scholarly and practitioner literature on human-centered organization (HCO) to develop an integrated definition and framework. The 26 sources reviewed in depth indicate that the HCO construct is primarily utilized in two ways. First, human-centered design scholars and practitioners conceive of HCOs as employing human-centered design practices. The second discourse involves the humanistic management and culture literature, which conceives of HCOs as embodying humanistic values and cultures. After reviewing these separate discourses, we synthesize them in an integrated definition as well as framework of HCO. The framework starts from humanistic values such as dignity, well-being, and justice, which are pivotal in creating organizational practices characterized by a common good purpose, positive human experiences on the job, team structures to coordinate work, and participatory tools and approaches.

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Vocational mindset perspective for supporting graduate employability: a mixed-method investigation

Banerjee

Gupta

Gaur

2022

Journal of Vocational Education & Training

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Considerations in the Use of Work-From-Home (WFH) for Post-Pandemic Planning and Management

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Features of Creating and Maintaining a Corporate Culture for Remote Workers Within the Organization in the Digital Transformation Era

Features of Creating and Maintaining a Corporate Culture for Remote Workers Within the Organization in the Digital Transformation Era

The Emerging Concept of the Human-Centered Organization: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature

Vocational mindset perspective for supporting graduate employability: a mixed-method investigation

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