Practical wisdom for management from the Jewish tradition

Kletz, Pierre; Almog-Bareket, Granit; Habisch, André; Lenssen, Gilbert; Adaui, Cristian R. Loza

doi:10.1108/02621711211259929

Cited by 9 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The literature review revealed information about the foundations of PW arising from various schools of thought over a long timeline and across different regions, cultures and philosophies, as evidenced by the work of Bachmann, Habisch, and Dierksmeier (2018), Kinsella and Pitman (2012), Aquinas (1947), Lewin (2000), Novak (1996), Sasse‐Werhahn (2019), de Bettignies et al (2011), El Garah et al (2012), Kletz et al (2012), Kaipa (2014) and Daniels (2014). Typical research methods used to investigate PW include qualitative data collection, meetings, ethnographic research, practitioners' narratives and theorising.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating practical wisdom in complex system management: What is it and how do we get more?

Hallo,

Nguyen,

Chileshe

2023

Syst Res Behav Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Systems are now extremely complex with the continuous involvement of multiple stakeholders and rapidly advancing technology, and a new way of viewing high‐performance system management and decision‐making is needed. This paper considers the use of practical wisdom as a promising way of revitalising system management to improve the success rate in making critical decisions. Practical wisdom has been investigated as a useful approach in many fields, including philosophy, psychology, health, education and organisation studies: however, its application to system management is sparse. Questionnaires were sent to 124 manager participants to assess their view of the importance of various practical wisdom attributes as these relate to system management success. Applying the exploratory factor analysis technique emerged the following factors: (1) practical mindset; (2) stakeholder mindset; (3) moral mindset; (4) win‐win mindset; and (5) holistic thinking mindset. Two of these factors, stakeholder mindset and win‐win mindset, have not previously emerged in practical wisdom research. The factors extracted were validated via both technical techniques and considered commentary by senior leadership practitioners. The results of this study can assist managers to develop greater insight into optimal management of increasingly complex systems via consideration of these practical wisdom factors and the interplay between them.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating practical wisdom in complex system management: What is it and how do we get more?

Hallo,

Nguyen,

Chileshe

2023

Syst Res Behav Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the Chinese classical traditions the concept is to be found in the form of Yì Jīng (de Bettignies et al 2011); in the Islamic tradition it appears as al-Hikmah (El Garah et al 2012). It is also firmly fermented in Judaism (Kletz et al 2012), Hinduism (Kaipa 2014), and in Buddhism (Daniels 2014). By whatever name it was known, the ancient moral and philosophical virtue has served as a vital guiding pillar towards righteous and moral behavior to benefit mankind over millennia, up to the present.…”

Section: Significance Of Economic Environmental and Social Impacts mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Practical Wisdom behind the GRI

Sasse-Werhahn

2019

Humanist Manag J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In an effort to meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency, accountability, and responsibility, many large organizations globally have voluntarily adopted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. Moreover, triggered by recent management transgressions, the ancient virtue of practical wisdom (phronesis) has gained increased attention from management scholars, who argue that the Aristotelian concept, with its interdisciplinary nature, has the capacity of turning management back into a holistic, contextual, and virtue-orientated practice. Especially the fact that practical wisdom is firmly based on normative values, coupled with the emphasis on experience and practice, makes it well suited as a leitmotif for sustainable and responsible management. This conceptual paper builds on the link between practical wisdom and sustainability. I argue that the GRI may be regarded as an example of procedural practical wisdom in the context of sustainability reporting, specifically in terms of its emphasis on the holistic and situational dimensions, articulated through the concepts of materiality analysis and stakeholder dialogue. Practical implications, limitations, and avenues for further research are discussed.

show abstract

“…The upsurge of interest in spirituality and religion as it applies to the fields of management and organizational studies (Oswick, 2009;Kamoche and Pinnington, 2012) has gradually received increased attention within the field of management development (Bell and Taylor, 2004;Cullen, 2008). Numerous articles, for example, have appeared in the Journal of Management Development on the application of practical wisdom to contemporary management development practices that can be found within certain faith traditions (Meynhardt, 2010;Kletz et al, 2012;Marques, 2012). However, other theorists have highlighted that introducing learning from certain faith traditions into management development practices can be ethically difficult (Bell and Taylor, 2004), harmful to the well-being of participants (Driver, 2010) and ineffective as a result of being culturally inappropriate to the organization in which it is deployed (Cullen and Turnbull, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vocational ideation and management career development

Cullen

2013

Journal of Management Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose-The concept of "career" has become the dominant mode of thinking about the "lifespan" of one's working life in contemporary late capitalist society. The research literature on the concept of "vocation" and/or "calling" has grown in recent years, but has not yet received extensive treatment in the area of management career development. The purpose of this paper is to address this lacuna by outlining and describing the practice of vocational ideation (or considering one's work as calling, as opposed to a career or a job) in relation to its potential utilization in contemporary management and career development. Design/methodology/approach-The paper is essentially conceptual and is informed by an extensive review of research literature and theory which examines how the concept of the "calling" has been integrated with learning, educational and developmental activities. Findings-The paper discusses the implications of the return to the concept of "vocation" in HR and Management Development theory and demonstrates why "calling" is a small but significant nuance which can change the way in which managers engage with career development practices. The literature on introducing the concept of vocational ideation to career development activities has grown in research years. However, the literature review found that this body of work tends to focus on pre-experience college students, which indicates that it has not often been considered as a viable avenue for management development practice or research. Research limitations/implications-As the paper is purely conceptual, and most of the literature in this field tends to focus on pre-experience students, potential implications for practice and avenues for future research are outlined. One of the two main categories of research need which emerged from the conceptual work described in this paper in relation to vocationally oriented career ideation was concerned with developing an understanding the dynamics of introducing the concept of vocational calling into management career development interventions. Practical implications-A template for "doing" for vocational ideation in a management career development or management development context was offered. This outline may be altered to assist management development practitioners to develop and augment vocational ideation initiatives as part of their work and professional practice. Social implications-Another area of research need emerging from this work was concerned with understanding changing perspectives on non-economic aspects of work as a social practice, the impact of culture on how vocations are understood, and the relationship between spirituality and meaningfulness and career behavior. In summary there appears to be a need for more studies which demonstrate how changed understandings of the vocation is reflective of broader social change. Originality/value-The concept of vocational ideation is original and does not exist as a concept or a practice in the professional or research literature. It is discussed here i...

show abstract

Practical wisdom for management from the Jewish tradition

Cited by 9 publications

References 1 publication

Investigating practical wisdom in complex system management: What is it and how do we get more?

Investigating practical wisdom in complex system management: What is it and how do we get more?

The Practical Wisdom behind the GRI

Vocational ideation and management career development

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About