Abstract
Learning networks offer a context and methodology for business managers to learn from each other’s experience. However, the extent to which these networks can facilitate and support wise action remains an open question. In this article, we adopt a Buddhist perspective on wise action as a counterpoint to more familiar Western notions of wisdom as accumulated knowledge. We apply this novel perspective to a case example drawn from a learning network of small and medium-sized enterprises, demonstrating that the Buddhist focus on interdependent origination and impermanence suggests specific ways of working together that can enhance the practice of wisdom in, and beyond, learning networks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 421-432 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Management Inquiry |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 22 Apr 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- organizational learning
- work family conflict/management
- groups/group processes/dynamics
- managing family and entrepreneurial firms
- learning networks
- practice of wisdom