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Building Practical Wisdom in Business, Organisation and Management through Transformative Civic Education (´Bildung´)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper revisits the concept of Bildung as a transformative approach to civic education, aimed at renewing business and management education and organisational practices to foster both human and nonhuman flourishing and sustainability. It synthesises key insights from the literature on practical wisdom and wisdom learning to develop a conception of spiritually informed, embodied wiser practice in business, organisation, and management. As a component of transformative civic education, Bildung is demonstrated to have significant potential for cultivating the character traits, identity, and capabilities needed to address the profound ecological, economic, social, and cultural challenges of the Anthropocene. Specifically, the paper establishes a nexus between spirituality and embodied practical wisdom, advocating for more responsible and sustainable business practices and education. By leveraging the tradition of Bildung, both business practices and education can be rejuvenated through the development of the whole person within social praxis.

Source: Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion

DOI: 10.51327/sown9168

Authors: Wendelin Küpers, Paul Shrivastava, Laszlo Zsolnai

Institutions: Karlshochschule International University, Pennsylvania State University, Corvinus University of Budapest

Language: English

Topic: Workplace Spirituality and Leadership

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4403931048

FWCI: 1.736

Cites: 25

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10