Management education from episteme to phronesis: The contribution of French didactic theory
In this article, we review some of the criticisms leveled at current management education provided by business schools and the recommendations made by critical management studies scholars. These authors generally recommend placing greater emphasis on phronesis, that is, the manager’s practical wisdom. We investigated this path and formulated a practical solution, rooted in the operational […]
Read More...Artfulness as a dimension of professional practice in organizations and action research: Acknowledging sensory-aware and embodied attunement in professional organizations
This article addresses the importance of action research to provide approaches to emphasizing and acknowledging artful aspects of professional practice in public sector organizations. The article introduces the philosophical works of Knud Ejler Løgstrup and Kari Martinsen as perspectives on artful aspects of professional practices and knowing. In order to concentrate on artful aspects of […]
Read More...Into the periphery: Acting into fleeting, unfinished, just perceptible movements of experience in scenes of joint action
Much of what goes on in organisational life happens at the edge of language, in the form of vague stirrings, fleeting feelings or small gestures. In the midst of relating to others, we may sense a potential new opening or an ill-defined disquiet. Usually, it is only later that we can make reference to a […]
Read More...Zining as artful method: Facilitating zines as participatory action research within art museums
‘DIY’ publications called zines have long been a way for marginalized communities to record their stories, spread information and organize. However, this article presents zines as a potential research tool for action researchers who are working within organisational contexts. The authors, both museum professionals, action researchers and zinesters, use examples from their research within art […]
Read More...An emerging conversation between action research and conflict transformation
This themed issue was inspired by emerging conversations between practitioners in the fields of action research and conflict transformation – a conversation that mirrored us both as guest editors. We see the potential for the approaches of each of our fields to strengthen each other’s work towards shared goals of transformation supporting social justice. Therefore, […]
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