Dealing with Practical Issues

Collis, Jill; Hussey, Roger

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“…Furthermore, the researcher was interested in capturing the participants’ perspectives and interpretations of the subject. Therefore, rather than confirming or testing a hypothesis as in quantitative studies, the research aimed at exploring patterns (Collis & Hussey, 2009). Moreover, a qualitative approach is recommended when little is known about a particular area of study (Eisenhardt, 1989b), as is the case with the concept of managerial wisdom (Gibson, 2008; Rowley & Gibbs, 2008; Rowley & Slack, 2009).…”

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Exploring managers’ conceptions of wisdom as management practice

Alammar

Pauleen

2015

Journal of Management & Organization

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This paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the concept of managerial wisdom. Six senior managers from diverse and large organisations in New Zealand were interviewed about their conception of managerial wisdom. The findings show that senior managers have a practical and positive conception of wisdom consisting of four factors: experience and knowledge, emotional intelligence, mentorship, and deliberation and consultation. The findings show that concepts of ‘spirituality’, ‘religiosity’, and, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, ‘ethics’, are all absent from the participants’ descriptions of wise managers. A tentative definition of managerial wisdom is proposed based on these findings as well as an explanation for the absence of ethics. As interest in wisdom and management continues to grow, this exploratory empirical research serves as a base for further research on the understanding and place of wisdom in management.

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Exploring managers’ conceptions of wisdom as management practice

Alammar

Pauleen

2015

Journal of Management & Organization

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“…This research draws on the phenomenological and interpretative paradigms (Collis & Hussey, 2003), including the epistemological tradition of constructivism and interpretive hermeneutics (McManus Holroyd, 2007). It is relativist, transactional, and subjectivist (Guba & Lincoln, 1998), emphasising the non-objective truth and the application of diverse constructed interpretations (Berger & Luckmann, 2000).…”

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Constellation work principles, resonance phenomena, and shamanism in South Africa

Mayer

Viviers

2015

South African Journal of Psychology

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The pioneering work of Bert Hellinger in 'Familien-Stellen' (constellation work) started in the 1970s in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was the beginning of the international therapeutic movement, which is contemporarily based on different theoretical and therapeutic intervention approaches. Since then, constellation work has received recognition in Europe, followed by the United States, Australia, and later Asia. Scientists and practitioners have contributed to its development. However, constellation work as a counselling and therapeutic intervention in African contexts has hardly been recognised and explored. This article explores principles and resonance phenomena in constellation work and their interlinkages with shamanism as a cross-cultural counselling intervention method. The study uses an empirical in-depth qualitative research approach within the phenomenological paradigm and semi-structured interviews with six constellation facilitators and participative observation. Findings provide insight into principles of constellation work in South Africa, explanations of the resonances and the knowing field phenomenon, the connection of constellation work and shamanism, as well as context-specific future directions. Thus, it provides theoretical and practical recommendations in African contexts and beyond.

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“…First, cross-sectional research is criticized broadly because, by its very nature, it records data from only one point in time. Therefore, while it is possible to test the nature of relationships and correlations, it is not possible to explain unequivocally why such relationships exist (Collis & Hussey, 2003). The intention of this research was to test the hypothesized relationships, and, while longitudinal data would be ideal in testing causality, it is not always practical.…”

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“…These concerns imposed limitations on this research and have resulted in a cross-sectional research design. We suggest that, for future research, where feasible, longitudinal research would be the preferred research design as it allows the researcher to measure the nature of relationships over time, as well as their degree of stability records data from one point in time (Collis & Hussey, 2003).…”

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Safety climate, strain and safety outcomes

Hicks

Buttigieg

Cieri³

2015

Journal of Management & Organization

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The purpose of this study is to employ Koeske and Koeske's stressor-strain-outcome model of stress to examine the extent to which strain, a central component of occupational stress, mediates the relationship between safety climate and safety-related outcomes. The relationship between safety climate, strain and safety outcomes has been relatively under tested where strain is a mediating variable. This study makes a contribution to the literature by examining the dynamics of these relationships. Questionnaires were sent to 1,800 employees of an electricity provider, with a 41.4% response rate. The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling. Analysis of the hypothesized model indicated that, while safety climate had a significant direct relationship with safety-related behaviors, the model was also partially mediated by the experience of strain. Understanding the relationship between safety climate, strain and safety outcomes is important. Support for the model verifies that safety climate is mediated by strain in terms of safety outcomes. Practical implications include the need to manage safety climate through management attitudes to safety, maintaining high safety standards and communication to reduce ambiguity on safety norms.

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Dealing with Practical Issues

Cited by 186 publications

References 3 publications

Exploring managers’ conceptions of wisdom as management practice

Exploring managers’ conceptions of wisdom as management practice

Constellation work principles, resonance phenomena, and shamanism in South Africa

Safety climate, strain and safety outcomes

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