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Wise Management in Organisational Complexity

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Provides a resource of wise praxis and reflection in the context of organisational complexity for managers, researchers and teachers in management education. Offers various explications and applications of Aristotle's notion of phronèsis (practical wisdom) and reflects on the responsibilities of companies and education institutions towards society.

List of contents

1. Wise Management in Organisational Complexity: an Introduction; Mike Thompson and David Bevan 2. The Multi-Dimensional Character of Wisdom; Bernard McKenna 3. Empirical Wisdom Research: A Community Approach; David Rooney 4. In Praise of Strategic Indirection: Towards a Non-Instrumental Understanding of Phronèsis as Practical Wisdom; Robert Chia, Robin Holt and Li Yuan 5. From the Financial Crisis to Wise Management: The Relevance of the 'Return to Aristotle'; Jean-Jacques Rosé and François Lépineux 6. 'To know as we are known:' Locating an ancient alternative to virtues; Mark Strom 7. Wise and Virtuous Leadership: The Contribution of Confucian Values to Business Leadership; Li Yuan 8. Wang Dao Management as Wise Management; Po Keung Ip 9. Wicked Problem: Educating for Complexity and Wisdom; Jay Hays 10. In Search of Wisdom; John Little 11. Giving Voice To Values: An Innovative Pedagogy for Values-Driven Leadership Education; Mary C. Gentile 12. Hearing voices: Wisdom, Responsibility and Leadership; Simon Robinson 13. Managerial Wisdom in Corporate Governance: The (ir)relevance of Accountability and Responsibility at Corporate Boards; Peter Verhezen

About the author

Robert Chia, China Europe International Business School, China

Mary C. Gentile, Babson College, USA

Jay Hays, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Robin Holt, University of Liverpool, UK

Po-Keung Ip, National Central University, Taiwan

François Lépineux, ESC Rennes School of Business, France

John Little, Australian Catholic University, Australia

Bernard McKenna, University of Queensland, Australia

Simon Robinson, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

David Rooney, University of Queensland, Australia

Jean-Jacques Rosé, Norbert Elias Centre, France

Mark Strom, Advisor to corporate, government, and community leaders and organisations, worldwide

Peter Verhezen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Li Yuan, Renmin University of China, China

Summary

Provides a resource of wise praxis and reflection in the context of organisational complexity for managers, researchers and teachers in management education. Offers various explications and applications of Aristotle's notion of phronèsis (practical wisdom) and reflects on the responsibilities of companies and education institutions towards society.

Product details

Assisted by Bevan (Editor), Bevan (Editor), D. Bevan (Editor), Thompson (Editor), M Thompson (Editor), M. Thompson (Editor)
Publisher Springer Palgrave Macmillan
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2015
 
EAN 9781349433896
ISBN 978-1-349-43389-6
No. of pages 229
Dimensions 140 mm x 13 mm x 216 mm
Weight 312 g
Illustrations XIV, 229 p.
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management

Management, B, Planning, Leadership, Economics, Organization, Business Strategy/Leadership, Psychology, Business & management, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Economics, general, business strategy, Psychology, general, Management science, International business enterprises, Business Strategy and Leadership, Palgrave Business & Management Collection

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