Michael Pirson

Michael Pirson

Professor and Area Chair
James A. F. Stoner Endowed Chair in Global Sustainability
Leading People and Organizations
Joined Fordham: 2008

Program Director,  M.S. in Management, Online M.S. in Management

General Information:
140 W. 62nd St, Room 440,
New York, NY 10023

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.humanetwork.org

  • Michael Pirson, Ph.D., is the chair of the Leading People and Organizations Area within the Gabelli School of Business. He is the James A. F. Stoner Endowed Chair in Global Sustainability and is a full professor with a focus on global sustainability and social entrepreneurship. Pirson is a research associate at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program (HFP). He co-founded the Humanistic Management Network and is founder and president of the International Humanistic Management Association. He is the editor in chief of the Humanistic Management Journal.

    Pirson’s research spans various areas in the field of humanistic management, including psychological and social psychological work on individual differences in mindfulness, trust, and well-being; organizational research on corporate governance, stakeholder trust, and social innovation; and conceptual and philosophical research on freedom, dignity, and well-being. He is actively exploring the role of higher education in positive change-making and social innovation, leading global efforts to transform business education (including with the Jesuit Network, Ashoka, UN, etc.).

    Pirson is a full member of the Club of Rome, leads the Humanistic Management working group at the UNPRME, and advises a number of social enterprises. He has won numerous awards for his work including from the Academy of Management and the Association of Jesuit Universities.

    He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Organizational Behavior (2009) at Harvard University. He holds a doctorate in Organizational Behavior (2007) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, a Master of Business Administration (1999) from University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, and Indiana University, a Master of Public Administration (Diplome de Sciences Po) (1997) from the Institute of Political Sciences, Strasbourg, France and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1996) from the University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.

    • Ph.D.: Organizational Behavior, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • M.P.A.: (Diplome de Sciences Po), Institute of Political Sciences Strasbourg, France
    • M.B.A.: University Erlangen-Nuernberg Germany, Indiana University, US
    • B.A.: Economics University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany

  • Trust and Well-Being in Organizational Contexts, Mindfulness, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Humanistic Management, Philosophy of Management

  • Refereed Journal Articles

    • Turnbull, S., Pirson, M. A. (2012) Could the 2008 US financial crisis have been avoided with network governance? International Journal of Disclosure and Governance 9, 238-263 (August 2012)
    • Pirson, M. A. (2012): New Governance Models, IESE Insight, (June 2012)
    • Pirson, M. A. (2012) Social entrepreneurship as blueprint for management in the 21st century. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.(February 2012)
    • Pirson, M. A.; Langer, E.; Ie, A. (2012). Conditioned to see- the malleability of visual acuity Journal of Adult Development, in press.
    • Pirson, M. A. , Turnbull, S.(2011) Corporate governance , Risk Management, and the financial crisis- an information processing view. Corporate Governance: An international review.
    • Pirson, M. A., Turnbull, S. (2011) Towards humanistic governance, Journal of Business Ethics.
    • Pirson, M. A., Malhotra, D. (2011) Foundations of Stakeholder Trust- What Matters to Whom? Organization Science.
    • Pirson, M. A.; Bloom G.(2010): The social entrepreneurship lab- a new educational model for impact. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, (39), 103-111.
    • Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A.(2010) Introduction to the Humanistic Management Network. Journal of Psychology. 218 (4), 246-248.
    • Langer, E. J., Djikic, M., Pirson, M. A., Madenci, A., Donahue, R. (2010). Believing is Seeing. Psychological Science. 21(5), 661-666.
    • Dierksmeier, C., Pirson, M. A. The modern Corporation and the idea of freedom. Philosophy of Management, 9, 3.
    • Pirson, M. A., Lawrence, P. R. (2010). Humanism in Business- towards a paradigm shift? Journal of Business Ethics. 93,553-565.
    • Langer, Pirson, M. A.; Delizonna, L. (2010). Creativity and the mindlessness of social comparisons. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. APA-4 (2), 68-74.
    • Dierksmeier, C., Pirson, M. A. (2009). Aristotle on Wealth and Well being. Journal of Business Ethics. 88, 417-430.
    • Anglin, L.; Pirson, M. A.; Langer, E. (2008). Mindful Learning: A Moderator of Gender Differences in Mathematics Performance. Journal of Adult Development, 15(3).
    • Pirson, M.; Malhotra, D. (2008).: Unconventional Insights into managing stakeholder trust (Sloan Management Review, Summer 2008 issue, SMR Top Ten Bestseller; Translated into Chinese (Beijing University Management Journal), and Spanish, (Harvard Deusto Business Review)
    • Pirson, M.: Social Justice and Emotions (Sociology of Justice Working Paper Series - Sociology Department, Harvard University)
    • Pirson, M: Managing in the 21st century- new paradigms required, Henley Management Executive Education Papers (2007)

    Books

    • Dierksmeier, C.,Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A. Humanistic ethics in the Age of Globality, Palgrave McMillan, 2011
    • Hamschmidt, J., Pirson, M.- Cases in Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship- the oikos collection, Greenleaf 2011.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2011). In Humanistic Management NETwork (Ed.), Business Schools under Fire- The future of management education. Palgrave MacMillan.
    • Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A., Dierksmeier, C. Banking with integrity- the winners of the financial crisis? Palgrave MacMillan (2011).
    • Kimakowitz, E., Pirson, M., Spitzeck, H. Dierksmeier, C., Amann, W.: Humanistic Management in Practice, Palgrave McMillan, 2010.
    • Spitzeck, H.; Pirson, M.;.et al. (2009). Humanism in Business. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2008). Facing the Trust Gap - Measuring and Managing Stakeholder Trust. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2008). Facing the Trust Gap - Managing Stakeholder trust (pp. 320). EDIS.

    Book Chapters/Cases

    • Pirson, M.A. (2012) Mindfulness in organizational contexts, Mindfulness, Edward Elgar.
    • Pirson, M.A. (2012) Public Trust and its determinants, Public Trust, Cambridge University Press.
    • Pirson, M.A. (2011) Social Entrepreneurship and Finance Business Models, Responsible Finance, Wiley& Sons.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Chapter 4 on Global Business. Management by collaboration. Routledge.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Social Entrepreneurship as a model for sustainable value creation. Handbook for Appreciative Inquiry. (Editors: David Cooperider, Tojo Thatchenkery), Berrett-Koehler.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Establishing and managing a trusting relationship. Career Guide for MBA's. University of St. Gallen Press.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). BracNet- Humanistic Management in Action (pp. 350). Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Novo Nordisk- Humanistic Management in Practice (pp. 350). Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). ABN Banco Real-Humanistic Management in Practice (pp. 350). Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Introduction-Humanistic Management in Practice (pp. 350). Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Conclusion-Humanistic Management in Practice (pp. 350). Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2009). Social Entrepreneurship as a blueprint for humanistic management. Humanism in Business. Cambridge University Press.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2009). Introduction- Humanism in Business. Cambridge University Press.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2009). Concluding Remarks. Humanism in Business. Cambridge University Press.
    • Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A. , Dierksmeier, C. Introduction- Banking with integrity- the winners of the financial crisis. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A. Dierksmeier, C. Conclusion- Banking with integrity- the winners of the financial crisis. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). The role of Business over time ,The MBA under siege- The future of management education. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Basis for a humanistic curriculum , The MBA under siege- The future of management education. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Introduction : The MBA under siege- The future of management education. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Pirson, M. A. (2010). Conclusion : The MBA under siege- The future of management education. Palgrave McMillan.
    • Dierksmeier, C.,Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A. –Introduction- Philosophical Groundings of Humanistic
      • Management, Palgrave McMillan, 2011
    • Dierksmeier, C.,Kimakowitz, E., Spitzeck, H., Pirson, M. A. –Conclusion- Philosophical Groundings of Humanistic Management, Palgrave McMillan, 2011
    • Pirson, M. A. (2008). Managing Stakeholder trust sustainably. Doing well by doing good:The Human Face of the New Capitalism. Information Age Publishing.
    • Hamschmidt, J., Pirson, M.- Introduction-Cases in Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship- the oikos collection, Greenleaf 2011.
    • Ebrahim, A.; Pirson, M., Mangas, P.: Brummer and BracNet, Harvard Business School Case on Social entrepreneurship/Base of the pyramid entrepreneurship. HBSP:9-309-065