The Beginning of Self-Reflection

An Introductory Framework for Discussing Intellectual Networks

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12450477
AutoresTimothy R Dahlstrom (Arizona State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume35
Fascículo4
Páginas577-588
Data de publicação2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAdministrative Theory & Praxis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1084-1806 • E-ISSN: 1949-0461
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2753/atp1084-1806350406
OpenAlexW2250163284
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas12

Public administration scholars face increasingly diverse demands for their output, from calls for social embeddedness to interest in sustainable policy solutions. The intellectual networks that produce scholarly publications are largely legacy systems that have not been updated to meet current demands and thus are overdue for some self-reflection. A framework for intellectual network analysis from the philosopher Michael Polanyi is presented as a platform to encourage discussion of issues related to scholarly intellectual networks. Polanyi's framework describes certain characteristics and necessary features of sustainable intellectual networks, but it also contains an inherent conflict that is analyzed from an agency perspective. An alternative approach is discussed as a possible remedy for the conflict. Areas for further research and theory on intellectual networks are suggested

Agency (philosophy · Critical reflection · Embeddedness · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Reflection (computer programming · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Management and Organizational Studies · Public Policy and Administration Research