Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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 Phron sis 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 Ros and Fran ois L pineux 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
Synopsis
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 phron sis (practical wisdom) and reflects on the responsibilities of companies and education institutions towards society.