Rethinking decent work: the value of dignity in employment
Channel: International Humanistic Management Association
Date: 2020-08-28

In this session Anke Winchenbach will provide a brief summary of her research on dignity at work, particularly focusing on her recent publication ‘Rethinking decent work: the value of dignity in tourism employment’ in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. While dignity is widely acknowledged as a key driver for ‘good’ work, to date little conceptual grounding on the value of dignity in tourism employment has been established, an omission this session seeks to address and discuss. Anke will introduce a psychosocial model of dignity at work, which considers individual, organisational and socio-economic and policy contexts, and how each of those might promote or violate dignified working experiences. Finally the critical importance of dignity in tourism employment for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is discussed.