Economically oriented approaches to improving organizational effectiveness and productivity have largely focused on the needs and preferences of managers and of the owners of organizations (e.g., stockholders). A perspective that emphasizes respecting humanity at work does not ignore these needs or preferences, nor ignore the economic well-being of the organization. An organization that is humane but ineffective will eventually have no employees about whom to worry. A humane perspective suggests that a broader set of stakeholders needs to be considered in evaluating and improving the health and effectiveness of organizations, and that this set of stakeholders includes workers and their families, and the communities of which they are part.