Grey rationality

Author: Yu Shengkuan
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: We cannot portray ourselves as preachers, saints, or the embodiment of truth. Truth is the wealth of all humanity; it does not belong to individuals, organizations, or parties. Truth is discovered through the collective exploration of humanity, achieved through debate, and continuously elevated through communication.
Benefit the reformers first · Benefit the late reformers later · Benefit the non-reformers with their original interests · Benefit the opponents of reform by depriving them of their interests
The "Humanistic Management Series" examines humanistic management from various perspectives, including the humanization process of enterprises, the intellectual demands of the knowledge economy era, the historical development of management science, the essential attributes of human beings, and human culture. It systematically reveals through real-life cases, rigorous theories, an observer's perspective, or personal experiences:
Humanistic spirit—innovation and creativity are the core of humanistic management;
Humanistic environment—the atmosphere and mindset are the foundation of humanistic management;
Humanistic resources—intelligence and wisdom are the content of humanistic management; and so on.
At the same time, it describes several specific aspects of humanistic management in enterprises:
Adhering to a harmonious attitude toward market competition;
Following the principles of personalized and diverse services for users;
Adhering to "human-centered" standards in product design;
Adopting cooperative approaches such as welfare plans and coaching programs for employees;
Using flexible production line combinations for production;
Implementing flexible and elastic network project management for organizational forms;
Advocating the model of learning organizations for development; and so on.
This series is the product of the author's actions, observations, listening, reflections, and thoughts in practice. It is an analysis, explanation, and research of various specific cases. It reflects the author's attempts and efforts over more than a decade of corporate management practice in constructing the new theory of "humanistic management."
This book records the confidence and perseverance of someone struggling upward with social responsibility, as well as the result of the author's years of practice and reflection. The tree of life remains evergreen; theory can only be refined and infused with vitality through concrete and vibrant practical activities. The ideas of humanistic management are refined through continuous insights, from the subtle to the tangible, from black to gray—a chain of practice, exploration, and thought.
Starting from the awareness of change driven by humanistic motivation, this books the context and framework of humanistic management, seeks the model of corporate transformation in China, and highlights the new theory of humanistic management advocated by the author. It is a book that can be referenced in management.
This book is part of the "Humanistic Management Series," along with "Successful Gray," "Gray in Reflection," "Gray Literary Affinity," "Beyond Gray Understanding," "Gray Proverbs for Enterprises," and "Gray Value of Failure."