This book deals with the application of the concept in business and management studies. It provides an overview of key areas of empirical research, and looks at the positioning of practical wisdom within a range of business and management contexts. These include management development and education, leadership, knowledge management, decision making, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.Further more, the contributions provide an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary links, contemporary issues and future directions of study. This includes perspectives from social science, psychology, education and other disciplines. It provides some scope for new conceptual development, for instance by encouraging intersectional discussion with other traditions, and includes critical voices.
This book deals with the application of the concept in business and management studies. It provides an overview of key areas of empirical research, and looks at the positioning of practical wisdom within a range of business and management contexts. These include management development and education, leadership, knowledge management, decision making, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.Further more, the contributions provide an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary links, contemporary issues and future directions of study. This includes perspectives from social science, psychology, education and other disciplines. It provides some scope for new conceptual development, for instance by encouraging intersectional discussion with other traditions, and includes critical voices.
Barry Schwartz
Practical Wisdom in Business and Management Aristotelian virtue ethics Practical Wisdom in Social Enterprises Historical and philosophical perspectives on Practical Wisdom Practical Wisdom in Confucianism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism Business and management studies Practical wisdom within business and management contexts Explicit theories of wisdom Strategy and Entrepreneurship Practical Wisdom in Organization Theory Indigenous African perspectives on Practical Wisdom Practical wisdom and management’s political function Virtues, norms, and principles Practical Wisdom and the philosophy of action Society building and the common good