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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how the quest for management as a science-based profession, conceived as a grand societal challenge, can be revitalized. Design/methodology/approach: A reflective approach is adopted by questioning some of the key assumptions made by management scholars, especially those that undermine their capacity to inform management practice. One key assumption is that management needs to be done by a few people at the top of the organization; this idea is widespread but false. Findings: An important finding is that the future of the management discipline may largely depend on the rise of new forms of management drawing on distributed intelligence and circularity of power and authority. Management scholars thus need to shift their attention from an almost exclusive focus on managerial intentions and behaviors to (the development and use of new) management technologies, similar to how modern aviation technology involves airplanes that only to a limited extent require intervention and control by a single pilot. Practical implications: The practical implications of the shift from managerial behavior to management technology are illustrated by means of so-called circular management practices, also known as holacracy and sociocracy. Originality/value: This paper provides a novel perspective on how the quest for science-based professionalism in management, as a grand societal challenge, can be revitalized.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-9 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Management Research Review |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- professionalism
- management scholarship
- grand challenge
- circularity
- Management
- management research
- sociocracy
- holacracy
- professionalization
- Management scholarship
- Sociocracy
- Professionalism
- Circularity
- Grand challenge
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What drives employability and resilience at the organizational level?
Romme, A. G. L. (Speaker)
29 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Prizes
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Outstanding Paper Award in 2018 Literati Awards for Excellence
Romme, A. G. L. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Press/Media
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De twee belangrijkste mythes die de professionalisering van management blokkeren
21/10/19
1 Media contribution
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Toward science-based professionalism
23/02/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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It is not the pilot, but the aircraft that matters
16/05/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Research output
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Management as a profession: a grand societal challenge
Romme, A. G. L., Jan 2019, In: Research Features. 131, 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Revitalizing the quest for professionalism in business and management: purpose, knowledge, behavior, and expectation
Romme, A. G. L. (Corresponding author), 17 Apr 2019, In: International Business Review. 12, 5, p. 40-52 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship research and practice : toward a taxonomy at the interface of science and design
Romme, A. G. L. & Reymen, I. M. M. J., 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic