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  • Reclaiming pragmatism: turning management onto its philosophical head

    Author(s)
    Bissett, Ngaire
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    Bissett, Ngaire
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    This paper links the current preoccupation with narrow framings of 'knowledge management' with wider deeply-embedded rationalist scientific principles that underpin dominant management narratives. In light of the complexities managers face in the post-industrial context, this reductionist model represents a barrier to achieving sustainable innovative business processes. An alternative integrated theory-practice framework is posited catering to contemporary unstable and unpredictable organisational conditions. As a relationships-centred sensibility the perspective has potential to stimulate capacity for creativity in terms ...
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    This paper links the current preoccupation with narrow framings of 'knowledge management' with wider deeply-embedded rationalist scientific principles that underpin dominant management narratives. In light of the complexities managers face in the post-industrial context, this reductionist model represents a barrier to achieving sustainable innovative business processes. An alternative integrated theory-practice framework is posited catering to contemporary unstable and unpredictable organisational conditions. As a relationships-centred sensibility the perspective has potential to stimulate capacity for creativity in terms of people management and operational processes. Replacing the outdated 'work ethic' concept, it is represented operationally as a 'serious-play' ethic which caters to the contradictory and nuanced embodied character of organisational living. The model is demonstrated by reference to particular exemplary avant-garde companies. Knowledge-management, relationalism, embodiment, innovation, pragmatic-philosophy
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    Conference Title
    2006 Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. Management: Pragmatism, Philsophy Priorities
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13181
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