Theory U: Rethinking Business as Practical European Philosophy

Pierre Guillet de Monthoux; Matt Statler

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3153-1.ch013

Theory U: Rethinking Business as Practical European Philosophy

Pierre Guillet de Monthoux^*
, Matt Statler

^*Corresponding author for this work

NYU Stern School of Business

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Abstract

The recent Carnegie report (Colby, et al., 2011) characterizes the goal of business education as the development of practical wisdom. In this chapter, the authors reframe Scharmer's Theory U as an attempt to develop practical wisdom by applying certain European philosophical concepts. Specifically, they trace a genealogy of social sculpture, Schwungspiel, poetic creation, and spiritual science, and suggest that Scharmer's work integrates these concepts into a pragmatic pedagogy that has implications for business practice as well as business education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Business Education and Ethics : Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Editors	Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Steve Clarke, Murray E. Jennex, Annie Becker, Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Place of Publication	Hersley, PA
Publisher	IGI global
Publication date	2017
Pages	259-268
Chapter	13
ISBN (Print)	9781522531531
ISBN (Electronic)	9781522531548
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3153-1.ch013
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Theory U: Rethinking Business as Practical European Philosophy. / Guillet de Monthoux, Pierre; Statler, Matt.
Business Education and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. ed. / Mehdi Khosrow-Pour; Steve Clarke; Murray E. Jennex; Annie Becker; Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko. Hersley, PA: IGI global, 2017. p. 259-268.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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