Does integral human development have a place in the company?

Abstract

The Integral human development,–development of the whole man and of all men– includes the whole life and, therefore, it does not remain excluded from the enterprise. Human development in the enterprise takes place through the work and the living together inside the managerial organization. To enhance such development is, in the first place, responsibility of each person, but the work–conditions may favor it, or make it more difficult. In this context, the enterprise´s leaders, firstly, have the responsibility not to hinder it, be It ordering, or motivating in a contrary direction to the true human development. Once this requirement is accomplished, the second responsibility is to favor it, in such a way that the sense of service and the acquisition of human virtues may be stimulated. This last point is related to the labor–organization, the living together, and the organizational culture and the way of leading.