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<p>The work that an individual engages in shapes and fulfils human dignity by providing for one’s need and that of his/her family as it allows an individual to contribute his/her own quota to the progress of a business venture, enterprise, or organization either personal or otherwise, and to appreciate the usefulness of such contributions. The respect for, protection of, and promotion of the dignity of the individual in the workplace should therefore be the ultimate aim that individual and organizations must strive for as this will help in creating Nigerian workplaces that are dignified, and when there are dignified workplaces, the society becomes more and more productive, as they continue to experience success, growth, progress, and development.</p>
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The work that an individual engages in shapes and fulfils human dignity by providing for one’s need and that of his/her family as it allows an individual to contribute his/her own quota to the progress of a business venture, enterprise, or organization either personal or otherwise, and to appreciate the usefulness of such contributions. The respect for, protection of, and promotion of the dignity of the individual in the workplace should therefore be the ultimate aim that individual and organizations must strive for as this will help in creating Nigerian workplaces that are dignified, and when there are dignified workplaces, the society becomes more and more productive, as they continue to experience success, growth, progress, and development.

Dignity of Labour as the Bedrock of a Productive Society: Perspectives from the Nigerian Experience

PhD Psychology, Lecturer at Olabisi Onabanjo University

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

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The work that an individual engages in shapes and fulfils human dignity by providing for one’s need and that of his/her family as it allows an individual to...

Dignity of Labour as the Bedrock of a Productive Society: Perspectives from the Nigerian Experience

Published Online: Oct 18, 2022

Page range: 103 - 118

Received: Jan 30, 2022

Accepted: Aug 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2022-0006

Keywords
dignity, labour, flourishing, productivity, respect

© 2022 Abiodun Adekunle Ogunola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Dignity of Labour as the Bedrock of a Productive Society: Perspectives from the Nigerian Experience

Published Online: Oct 18, 2022

Page range: 103 - 118

Received: Jan 30, 2022

Accepted: Aug 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2022-0006

Keywordsdignity, labour, flourishing, productivity, respect

© 2022 Abiodun Adekunle Ogunola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dignity, labour, flourishing, productivity, respect