Reflecting on the contemporary relevance of the forgotten management pioneers
A creative auto/biography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4850823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hester Nienaber (0000-0003-1537-143X, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Methodological Innovations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7991 • E-ISSN: 2059-7991 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2059799119863282 |
| OpenAlex | W2963183579 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 60 |
Management theory and practice are characterised by the 'theory-practice gap'. A way of addressing this divide is to engage in reflective practice, in this instance, a creative auto/biography. This different way of presenting an old issue demonstrates how the original teachings of the management pioneers remain relevant today. The central issues are the purpose of the organisation and the role of both leadership and employees in unlocking human competence in pursuit of organisational performance. The concepts 'autonomy' and 'control' transpired as crucial, which could easily be misunderstood or misapplied. This personal reflection presents evidence on which to base change, enhancing the well-being of employees, societies and the profit of organisations. This article contributes to knowledge by making inaccessible knowledge, accessible and inclusive, and the expectation that the meaning emanating from this reflection will result in the management audience to reconsider management, advancing management science and benefitting society at large
Autonomy · Biography · Competence (human resources · Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Management · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Resource and Talent Management · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy
Strategy and Structure
Unraveling the resource‐based tangle
Bad Management Theories Are Destroying Good Management Practices
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Is there Such a thing as “Evidence-Based Management”?
Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education
Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement
Reflecting on Reflexivity
Motivation reconsidered
Identity Regulation as Organizational Control
Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage
Toward a knowledge‐based theory of the firm
Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement at Work.
The reflective practitioner
The Managed Heart
Self‐Regulation and the Problem of Human Autonomy
Evidence-Based Management
It's hard to tell how research feels
The only honest thing
Investment in Human Capital
To Be Fully There
An Invitation to Performative Research
Inventions and Discoveries
The elements of moral philosophy
Autobiographical Occasions
Song Writing as Reflexive Practice
The reflexive subject
Sociological Imaginings and Imagining Sociology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |