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Courage in Management and Organizations (14-16 June 2010)

Faculty
Dr. Matt Statler, Professor Pierre Guillet de Monthoux, Professor Ole Fogh Kirkeby
Course Coordinator
Professor Pierre Guillet de Monthoux
Prerequisite
This course only applies to PhD students
Prerequisite/progression of the course
Students should have a broad, general understanding of the philosophical, humanistic tradition of inquiry within management and organizational studies; they will be required to complete a series of assigned readings; they will be required to attend all sessions of the course and participate actively in the seminar discussions; they will be required to write a short (10-page) paper and submit it for evaluation by the professor.
Aim of the course
The goal of the course is to explore the concept of courage in reference to relevant philosophical and management theories. Case illustrations of courage will be drawn from historical and contemporary management literature. Special attention will be paid to the modes of personal and organizational development through which courage may be cultivated as a virtue.
Learning Objectives
Students will gain a) a greater understanding of the philosophical history of the concept of courage; b) a greater appreciation of the need for courage in organizational contexts; and c) an experiential sense of how courage can be cultivated as virtue.
Lecture plan
Time/period    Faculty    Title   
14 June 2010           
9-10        Registration and Welcome: Presentation of participants and course   
10-12    Matt Statler    The Need for Courage in Organizations   
12-13        Lunch   
13-15        Discussion   
15-16    Matt Statler    Ancient Philosophies of Courage   
15 June 2010           
9-10.30    Matt Statler    Contemporary Philosophies of Courage   
10.30-12        Discussion   
12-13        Lunch   
13-14    Matt Statler    Contemporary Organizational Theories of Courage   
14-16        Discussion   
16 June 2010           
9-10.30    Matt Statler    Contemporary Organizational Theories of Courage   
10.30-12        Discussion   
12-13        Lunch   
13-14    Matt Statler    Summary Reflections & Future Scenarios   
14-16        Summary Discussion and Course evaluation   
Teaching methods
Socratic dialectic + serious play.
Course literature
All readings will be provided to course participants in a compendium one month prior to the beginning of the course. Materials will be excerpted from the sources such as the following:
    • Aquinas, Summa Theologicae, Courage: (2a2æ. 123-40)
    • Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
    • Badiou, A. 2003. On Beckett, ed. and trans. Nina Power and Alberto Toscano, Clinamen Press, Manchester.
    • Bateson, G. Angels Fear: Toward an Epistemology of the Sacred
    • Cavanagh, G. F., & Moberg, D. J. (1999). The virtue of courage within the organization. Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, 1, 1-25.
    • Derrida, J. “Intellectual Courage: An Interview with Derrida”
    • Foucault, M. La courage de la verite. Seuil, 2009.
    • Kolditz, T. (2007) In Extremis Leadership. Jossey Bass.
    • Plato, The Laches
    • Quinn, R. (2000). Change the World: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Extraordinary Results. Jossey Bass.
    • Srivastva, S. & Cooperider, D. eds. (1998) Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage. Lexington.
Additional concepts will be integrated from Dr. Statler’s recent publications, including:
· Statler, M & Shrivastava, P. eds (forthcoming). Managing the Global Financial Crisis: Creatively, Reliably, Sustainably. Stanford University Press
· Bathurst, R., Jackson, B. & Statler, M. (forthcoming). “Leading Aesthetically in Uncertain Times” with Leadership, Special Issue on “Leadership as Art”.
· Statler, M. & Roos, J. (2007) Everyday Strategic Preparedness: The Role of Practical Wisdom in Organizations. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
· Jacobs, C. & Statler, M. (2006). "Toward a Technology of Foolishness – Developing Scenarios through Serious Play.”International Studies of Management and Organization, 36(3): 77-92.
· Statler, M. & Roos, J. (2006) “Re-framing Strategic Preparedness: An Essay on Practical Wisdom” International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2(2): 99-117.
· Statler, M., Roos, J. & Victor, B. (2006) “Illustrating the Need for Practical Wisdom,” International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2(1): 1-30.
Enrolment
Please send your application to jsi.lpf@cbs.dk no later than 14 May 2010
Other
You can apply for paticipation free of charge to jsi.lpf@cbs.dk

Sidst opdateret af Julie Siezing 17.03.2010