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 TimesReturn to the Larger than Life Leader, The HillSelf-improvements Myths, Harvard Business ReviewThe Indispensability Syndrome, Washington PostThe Difference between Good and Great Leaders, Harvard Business ReviewGreat 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. WeickIntroduction - Understanding, Applying and Developing Organizational and Managerial Wisdom - Eric H. Kessler and James R. BaileyPart I: LogicChapter 1 Individual Logic - Wisdom in Organizations: A Balance Theory Analysis - Jennifer Jordan and Robert J. SternbergChapter 2 Interpersonal Logic - Team Wisdom: Definition, Dynamics, and Applications - Tjai M. Nielsen, Amy C. Edmondson, and Eric SundstromChapter 3 Organizational Logic - Institutionalizing Wisdom in Organizations - Paul R. LawrenceChapter 4 Strategic Logic - Towards a Wisdom-Based Approach to Strategic Management - Paul E. Bierly, III and Robert W. KolodinskyPart II: EthicsChapter 5 Individual Ethics - The Virtue of Prudence - Jean M. Bartunek and Jordi TrullenChapter 6 Interpersonal Ethics - The Wise Negotiator - Roy J. LewickiChapter 7 Organizational Ethics - Acting Wisely While Facing Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership - Jay Conger and Robert HooijbergChapter 8 Strategic Ethics - Strategy, Wisdom and Stakeholder Theory: A Pragmatic and Entrepreneurial View of Stakeholder Strategy - R. Edward Freeman, Laura Dunham, and John McVeaPart III: AestheticsChapter 9 Individual Aesthetics - Self-Interest - Russell Cropanzano, Jordan Stein, and Barry M. GoldmanChapter 10 Interpersonal Aesthetics - Emotional and Social Intelligence Competencies Are Wisdom in Practice - Richard E. BoyatzisChapter 11 Organizational Aesthetics - Aesthetics and Wisdom in the Practice of Organizational Development - W. Warner BurkeChapter 12 Strategic Aesthetics - Wisdom and Human Resource Management - Angelo S. DeNisi and Carrie A. BelsitoPart IV: EpistemologyChapter 13 Individual Epistemology - Interpretive Wisdom - Dennis A. GioiaChapter 14 Interpersonal Epistemology - Wisdom, Culture, and Organizations - P. Christopher Earley and Lynn R. OffermannChapter 15 Organizational Epistemology - Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and the Emergence of Wisdom - Peter B. VaillChapter 16 Strategic Epistemology - Innovation and Organizational Wisdom - Arnoud De MeyerPart V: MetaphysicsChapter 17 Individual Metaphysics - The Getting of Wisdom: Self-Conduct, Personal Identity and Wisdom Across the Life Span - Nigel NicholsonChapter 18 Interpersonal Metaphysics - "We Live in a Political World": The Paradox of Managerial Wisdom - Tyrone S. Pitsis and Stewart R. CleggChapter 19 Organizational Metaphysics - Global Wisdom and the Audacity of Hope - Nancy J. AdlerChapter 20 Strategic Metaphysics - Can Wisdom be Taught? - Cynthia V. FukamiPart VI: Synthesizing CommentaryChapter 21 Wisdom: Objectivism as the Proper Philosophy for Living on Earth - Edwin A. LockeChapter 22 Wisdom as Learned Ignorance: Integrating East-West Perspectives - Robert Chia and Robin HoltName IndexSubject IndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

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