Learning networks and the practice of wisdom

Nick Marshall, Barbara Simpson

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)421-432
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Management Inquiry
    Volume23
    Issue number4
    Early online date22 Apr 2014
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014

    Keywords

    • organizational learning
    • work family conflict/management
    • groups/group processes/dynamics
    • managing family and entrepreneurial firms
    • learning networks
    • practice of wisdom

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