Radical Inclusivity. Post-human Perspectives for Subjective Inclusion of Other-Than-Human Beings in Management Processes Cover Image

Radykalna inkluzywność. Posthumanistyczne perspektywy podmiotowego włączenia istot poza-ludzkich w procesy zarządzania
Radical Inclusivity. Post-human Perspectives for Subjective Inclusion of Other-Than-Human Beings in Management Processes

Author(s): Jakub Wydra
Subject(s): Anthropology, Political Theory, Management and complex organizations, Human Ecology, Sociology of Culture, Ontology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: critical posthumanism; posthumanistic management; inclusive management; radical inclusivity;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the issue of subjective inclusion of other-than-human beings in management processes. Due to the association of participation with human cognitive tools in management theory, consequent exclusion of other-than-human beings occurs. The aim of the research is to find perspectives in the sources of post-humanist philosophy that make it possible to transcend the anthropocentric barriers. Based on a review of selected literature – Actor-Network Theory, Object-Oriented Ontology, Dark Ecology, and Kinship – the research shows that subjective inclusion of other-than-human beings in management processes is possible. It requires abandonment of the judgement of non-human agency measured by humanly perceived consciousness in favour of a vision of symbiotic co-creation. The article also derives the category of radical inclusivity as a process of changing the perception of the role of other-than-human beings within management, with a particular emphasis on the practice of inclusive management.

  • Issue Year: 23/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 21-35
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish