On the paradoxical balancing of panaceaism and particularism within the field of management learning
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Management Learning
Publication Date
4-1-2012
Volume
43
Issue
2
First Page
147
Last Page
155
Keywords
glocalization, management fashion, management learning, particularity, practice, reflexivity, situated learning, translation, universality
Abstract
Besides commenting on the papers selected for this special issue, we include a brief reflexive account of our journey in compiling this special issue, and report how we were struck by the de-coupling between our own local practices, on the one hand, and the global concepts that are familiar in management learning, on the other. We pose some general questions about the representability and transportability of knowledge for management learning that has been developed in one context to other contexts around the world. We ask whether the so-called universalist theories are generally applicable, or whether they need to be applied differently by managers and educators, tailored to their local situations. We inquire whether management educators should embrace cultural relativism and deliberately craft theories that are intended only for local applicability. We consider whether a kind of 'glocalization', or absorption of global ideas into local contexts while honouring core features of the host culture, might be achieved. We call for further research into the conditions for user-centred translation in management education.
DOI
10.1177/1350507611428410
Print ISSN
13505076
E-ISSN
14617307
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Örtenblad, A., Snell, R., Perrotta, M., & Akella, D. (2012). On the paradoxical balancing of panaceaism and particularism within the field of management learning. Management Learning, 43(2), 147-155. doi: 10.1177/1350507611428410