Humanization Through Discipline: Foucault and the Goodness of Employee Health Programs

There is no doubt that health management can improve well-being of employees and can have positive outcomes for the organization. But, the mere goodness of such programmes has to be questioned. First, the paper aims to show how health management activities fit in processes of discipline in our society as extensively analysed by Foucault particularly in his genealogical middle works. Second, it aims to discuss possible normative implications of such a Foucauldian analysis. What is the alternative to taking care of employee health in organizations