Journal of Management Development: Volume 31 Issue 9

Practical wisdom for management from the Jewish tradition

Pierre Kletz, Granit Almog‐Bareket, André Habisch, Gilbert Lenssen, Cristian Loza Adaui

The purpose of this issue is to provide an overview of the special issue on practical wisdom for management from the Jewish traditions.

Jethro's understanding of administration and the convergence of inter‐organizational goals

Granit Almog‐Bareket, Pierre Kletz

The purpose of this paper is to explore how culture influences organizational behavior by connecting elements stemming from individuals’ social habitus with other elements…

Pursuing justice: workplace relations in the eyes of Jewish tradition

Avi Kay

The purpose of this paper is to explore how traditional Jewish sources view workplace relations, with particular attention to how those sources may aid individuals to best meet…

The broken tables of stone: a decalogue approach to corporate compliance practice

André Habisch

Corporate compliance practices are often “coercively” structured, coined by a legal discourse and derived from individualist normative concepts. Drawing on the “logic of the…

The banning of images: questions arising in the field of management

Hervé Colas, Aziza Laguecir

The purpose of this paper is to study how representation is conceptualized in Jewish culture, and how this relates to management. More specifically, it seeks to discuss the…

“Tikkun Olam”: how a Jewish ethos drives innovation

Bernard Kahane

The purpose of this paper is to argue that the Jewish religious concept “Tikkun Olam” is a source of practical management wisdom. “Tikkun Olam” combines with the diaspora and the…

“He has told you, O man, what is good!”

E. Isaac Mostovicz, Nada K. Kakabadse

The purpose of this paper is to introduce three fundamental concepts of Jewish thought that act as the basis of society. The authors use these concepts to examine standard…

Ethical leadership: lessons from Moses

Shlomo Ben‐Hur, Karsten Jonsen

The purpose of this paper is to outline a model of leadership based on the characteristics of the most highly acclaimed leader in Jewish history, Moses. The lessons from his…

Mosaic leadership: charisma and bureaucracy in Exodus 18

Eli Gottlieb

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relations between charisma and bureaucracy, as presented in rabbinic commentaries on Exodus 18 and Max Weber's Economics and Society…

Conference programme

Practical wisdom in management from the religious and philosophical traditions

Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel, Andrew Kakabadse