Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This article investigates the nature of practical wisdom in organizational life through the notion of mētis, which we interpret as situated resourcefulness. Drawing on Greek mythology, we explore the nature of mētis and discuss its mythological characteristics in relation to a contemporary organizational episode. We suggest that the consideration of mētis not only highlights the shortcomings of measurement and conceptual order in management, but also allows us to project a more processual managerial response which accepts the fallacy of unilateral control and strives towards a harmonic balance of continually unfolding, dynamic and recursive patterns.
Source: Management Learning
Authors: David Mackay, Mike Zundel, Mazin Alkirwi
Institutions: University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1995227448