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Maximizing Human Potential: Capabilities Theory and the Professional Work Environment

Maximizing Human Potential: Capabilities Theory and the Professional Work Environment Human capabilities theory has emerged as an important framework for measuring whether various social systems promote human flourishing. The premise of this theory is that human beings share some nearly universal capabilities; what makes a human life fulfilling is the opportunity to exercise these capabilities. This essay proposes that the use of human capabilities theory can be expanded to assess whether a company has organized the work environment in such a way that allows workers to develop a variety of human capabilities. This mode of analysis is put forward as a complement to the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who has suggested that the key to promoting human well-being in the workplace is the maximization of flow experiences. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Business Ethics Springer Journals

Maximizing Human Potential: Capabilities Theory and the Professional Work Environment

Journal of Business Ethics , Volume 58 (3) – Feb 21, 2005

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer
Subject
Philosophy; Ethics; Economic Growth; Management
ISSN
0167-4544
eISSN
1573-0697
DOI
10.1007/s10551-005-1423-6
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Abstract

Human capabilities theory has emerged as an important framework for measuring whether various social systems promote human flourishing. The premise of this theory is that human beings share some nearly universal capabilities; what makes a human life fulfilling is the opportunity to exercise these capabilities. This essay proposes that the use of human capabilities theory can be expanded to assess whether a company has organized the work environment in such a way that allows workers to develop a variety of human capabilities. This mode of analysis is put forward as a complement to the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who has suggested that the key to promoting human well-being in the workplace is the maximization of flow experiences.

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Journal of Business EthicsSpringer Journals

Published: Feb 21, 2005

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