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Critical management in knowledge organizations

Reynold Macpherson (Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia)

International Journal of Educational Management

ISSN: 0951-354X

Article publication date: 19 September 2008

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to invite educational managers and management educators to reflect critically on practice.

Design/methodology/approach

Using the point of Socrates' death, the paper suggests ways of reflecting on actions using ethically‐critical, socially‐critical, environmentally‐critical, politically‐critical and globally‐critical perspectives.

Findings

Ways and means are found of reflecting on actions with special reference to the concept of value and the unique nature of knowledge organizations.

Originality/value

The paper is of value in recommending a blend of Rawlsian egalitarian liberalism and Deweyan democratic and educative pragmatism to support ways of being critical in management education, research and in practice.

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Citation

Macpherson, R. (2008), "Critical management in knowledge organizations", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 22 No. 7, pp. 676-695. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540810908584

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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