Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage [Hardcover]

Suresh Srivastva (Author), David L. Cooperrider (Author)

Book Description

Series: New Lexington Press Management and Organization Sciences Ser | Publication Date: June 3, 1998

Throughout history, humankind has progressed in a somewhat predictable manner. Leaders have been able to leverage the accumulated knowledge residing within the world's organizations to presage tomorrow's demands and make their decisions accordingly. But there are times that defy such extrapolations, and ours seems to be one of them. Faced with a veritable maelstrom of technological innovation and ensuing social upheaval, today's organizational leaders must be risk takers, basing their decisions for the future not on the existing bodies of concrete information, but on an invaluable reserve of organizational wisdom and executive courage. The contributors to this book explore the roles wisdom and courage play in shaping our organizational lives and the implications they hold for the advancement of organizational science and practice. Filled with new thought and compelling insights, Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage offers executives, educators, and scholars alike the means to broaden their thinking about change and management.

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About the Author

Suresh Srivastva is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. David L. Cooperrider is associate professor of organizational behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.; 1st edition (June 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787910945
• ISBN-13: 978-0787910945
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep and stimulating-a book rich in thought., March 19, 1999

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This review is from: Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage (Hardcover)

This scholarly, insightful collection of essays tackle the nebulous subject of wisdom. Overall, wisdom is seen as something created in the relationships and communication among individuals. It involves widening one's awareness of purpose, process, action and outcomes; it integrates being, knowing, doing and effecting. Wisdom involves imaginative knowing (building on what is known to challenge both the past and present and to enact the future). This requires courage and freedom to think and communicate. This is a deep and stimulating book that offers value and challenges the reader to think in ways that many of us are unaccustomed to doing.