Human-oriented Management Conception

Management is a basic practice activity and also a basic existence style of human being. Occurrence of scientific management conception represented by Taylo in late nineteenth century and early twentieth century was a symbol of deep self-consciousness and self-reflection of human beings. It is an essential improvement to traditional religion, power and experiential management. However, since"management"and"science"was integrated at that time, fate of human beings throughout the whole twentieth century seems to be destined, i.e. constantly seeking common character and laws in management activity on the basis of certain preset and destined human nature, to make it gradually standard and scientific. When we make a comprehensive view of classical management theory, behavior science management theory and modern management theory occurred after the Second World War, we can always see the quest for objective laws in management activity, where"rationality of human being"and"management rule"takes the central and dominant place, whereas"existence of human being"was secondary and passive. Since 1980s, storm of"management reform"has been raised one after another in the field of management theory, appealing to"ending management"or"management resistances", which made further self-reflection of existence significance of management. Chinese enterprises, while learning advanced management experience of western countries after China's reform and opening-up, also acquainted them with"management reform", and put forward new proposal of"human-oriented management". The new proposal is a response to the thought of human-first management, and also a development of"human-oriented idea"in Chinese traditional culture.1. Management conception–the"sunshine"that clarify the significance of managementPhilosopher Hegel said:"In virtue of conception, true things are true, great things are great, and divine things are divine."Conception can lighten life world of human being as sunshine that illuminate all things."Meaning"is the difference between human and animal."Creating a world that has meaning and integration of...