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Beyond “I Have a Dream”

January 21, 2013 828

On Martin Luther King day, 2013, we look back at the Business & Society December 2008 issue for insights on what management scholars and practitioners can learn from Dr. King:

Jeanne M. Logsdon of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and Audrey J. Murrell of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania published “Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Contributions to Management Scholarship and Practice“:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is regarded by many as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. He challenged the status quo of racial discrimination by using America’s historic ideals of freedom and opportunity to create and strengthen support for social change through brilliant rhetoric and courageous actions. As some of the worst practices of racial discrimination began to be dismantled in the mid-1960s, he focused attention on economic justice for all disadvantaged groups. His role as social activist committed to nonviolent cBAS_v50_72ppiRGB_powerpointonfrontation earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Dr. King is rightfully honored as an eminent historical figure of a significant social movement, whose life was tragically cut short at age 39 when he was assassinated in 1968. But do his life and legacy have relevance today? In particular, what does his work have to say to the business-and-society field and for management in general?

Darryl D. Roberts of Emory University, Laura Morgan Roberts of Harvard University, Regina M. O’Neill of Suffolk University, and Stacy D. Blake-Beard of Simmons College published “The Invisible Work of Managing Visibility for Social Change Insights From the Leadership of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

James R. Jones of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, David C. Wilson of the University of Delaware, and Peggy Jones of the University of Nebraska at Omaha published “Toward Achieving the ‘Beloved Community’ in the Workplace Lessons for Applied Business Research and Practice From the Teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.

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