Handbook of Organizational and Managerial Wisdom

Eric H. Kessler is the Henry George Professor of Management, and founding director of the Business Honors Program, in the Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York City. As a management scholar, Dr. Kessler holds a PhD in organization management and international business; he has produced over 100 research papers and presentations that span a broad array of management issues and published three critically acclaimed management books: (1) Handbook of Organizational and Managerial Wisdom, (2) Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership, and (3) Management Theory in Action: Real World Lessons for Walking the Talk. As a management educator Dr. Kessler instructs courses and conducts developmental workshops on a range of management levels and topics; in addition he has worked as an executive educator, corporate speaker, and has led numerous global management field studies traveling across six continents. As a management professional, Dr. Kessler is a Fellow and Past President of the Eastern Academy of Management and a long-time member of the Academy of Management; he has served on several management journals' advisory and editorial boards and has worked with a wide variety of large and small as well as private and government organizations. Dr. Kessler has received many academic honors and awards, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and has been inducted into national and international honorary societies in business, forensics, economics, and psychology. James R. Bailey is Professor and Hochberg Fellow of Leadership Development at the George Washington University School of Business, and a Fellow in the Centre for Management Development, London Business School. He has taught at University of Michigan, New York University, IMD, and Helsinki School of Economics, Dr. Bailey is the recipient of many teaching distinctions, including four GWSB Outstanding Faculty Awards. In 2006 he was named one of the world's top ten executive educators by the International Council for Executive Leadership Development. He has published over 50 academic papers and case studies, and is the author of five books, including the award-winning, best-selling Organizational and Managerial Wisdom and the forthcoming Lessons on Leadership. He has designed and delivered hundreds of executive programs for firms like Nestle, UBS, Conoco-Phillips, and Goldman Sachs, as well as several major law firms and US Congressmen. Dr. Bailey is a frequent keynote speaker who has appeared on broadcast programs for the BBC, CBS, NPR, and Fox News Channel, and whose work has been cited in such outlets as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He is a frequent contributor to The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and Harvard Business Review. He is the past Editor-in-Chief of the Academy of Management Learning and Education, as well as the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine Lessons on Leadership (www.lessonsonleadership.org) and the author of the Psychology Today column, At the Helm. Professor Bailey has served as a dean, department chair, and program director during his 30 year academic career. Selected Readings (hyperlinks): Morpheus's Bargain, International Business Times Return to the Larger than Life Leader, The Hill Self-improvements Myths, Harvard Business Review The Indispensability Syndrome, Washington Post The Difference between Good and Great Leaders, Harvard Business Review Great Leaders and their Environments, Lessons on Leadership Areas of expertise include: Effective leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational and individual change, Strategy formulation and execution, Corporate boards, Employee motivation, competence, satisfaction, and performance, Negotiations, Gender in leadership, Managerial decision making, Business ethics, Teams Industries with experience include: Law firms, Congressional Offices, Banking/Finance, Food and beverage, Higher Education, Oil & Gas, Professional Service, Higher Education Organizations consulted for include: Mayer-Brown, Nestle, Goldman Sachs, Latham Watkins, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Congressional Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton, Metropolitan Baptist Church (DC)

Foreword - Karl E. Weick Introduction - Understanding, Applying and Developing Organizational and Managerial Wisdom - Eric H. Kessler and James R. Bailey Part I: Logic Chapter 1 Individual Logic - Wisdom in Organizations: A Balance Theory Analysis - Jennifer Jordan and Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 2 Interpersonal Logic - Team Wisdom: Definition, Dynamics, and Applications - Tjai M. Nielsen, Amy C. Edmondson, and Eric Sundstrom Chapter 3 Organizational Logic - Institutionalizing Wisdom in Organizations - Paul R. Lawrence Chapter 4 Strategic Logic - Towards a Wisdom-Based Approach to Strategic Management - Paul E. Bierly, III and Robert W. Kolodinsky Part II: Ethics Chapter 5 Individual Ethics - The Virtue of Prudence - Jean M. Bartunek and Jordi Trullen Chapter 6 Interpersonal Ethics - The Wise Negotiator - Roy J. Lewicki Chapter 7 Organizational Ethics - Acting Wisely While Facing Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership - Jay Conger and Robert Hooijberg Chapter 8 Strategic Ethics - Strategy, Wisdom and Stakeholder Theory: A Pragmatic and Entrepreneurial View of Stakeholder Strategy - R. Edward Freeman, Laura Dunham, and John McVea Part III: Aesthetics Chapter 9 Individual Aesthetics - Self-Interest - Russell Cropanzano, Jordan Stein, and Barry M. Goldman Chapter 10 Interpersonal Aesthetics - Emotional and Social Intelligence Competencies Are Wisdom in Practice - Richard E. Boyatzis Chapter 11 Organizational Aesthetics - Aesthetics and Wisdom in the Practice of Organizational Development - W. Warner Burke Chapter 12 Strategic Aesthetics - Wisdom and Human Resource Management - Angelo S. DeNisi and Carrie A. Belsito Part IV: Epistemology Chapter 13 Individual Epistemology - Interpretive Wisdom - Dennis A. Gioia Chapter 14 Interpersonal Epistemology - Wisdom, Culture, and Organizations - P. Christopher Earley and Lynn R. Offermann Chapter 15 Organizational Epistemology - Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and the Emergence of Wisdom - Peter B. Vaill Chapter 16 Strategic Epistemology - Innovation and Organizational Wisdom - Arnoud De Meyer Part V: Metaphysics Chapter 17 Individual Metaphysics - The Getting of Wisdom: Self-Conduct, Personal Identity and Wisdom Across the Life Span - Nigel Nicholson Chapter 18 Interpersonal Metaphysics - "We Live in a Political World": The Paradox of Managerial Wisdom - Tyrone S. Pitsis and Stewart R. Clegg Chapter 19 Organizational Metaphysics - Global Wisdom and the Audacity of Hope - Nancy J. Adler Chapter 20 Strategic Metaphysics - Can Wisdom be Taught? - Cynthia V. Fukami Part VI: Synthesizing Commentary Chapter 21 Wisdom: Objectivism as the Proper Philosophy for Living on Earth - Edwin A. Locke Chapter 22 Wisdom as Learned Ignorance: Integrating East-West Perspectives - Robert Chia and Robin Holt Name Index Subject Index About the Editors About the Contributors