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Learning to read the signs : reclaiming pragmatism for the practice of sustainable management / F. Byron (Ron) Nahser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nahser, F. Byron, 1940- author.
- Series:
- Greenleaf/PRME Book Series
- Prime book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial management--United States--Philosophy.
- Industrial management.
- Pragmatism.
- Industrial management--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, United Kingdom : Greenleaf Publishing, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this new edition of his seminal text, Nahser reclaims the profound philosophy of pragmatism and considers how it can be applied to the business world. He outlines a mode of inquiry that can be used to solve cognitive as well as ethical questions, to result in corporate success and a better world..
- Contents:
- Cover; Endorsements; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Greenleaf Publishing/PRME Book Series; Contents; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition: Nearly a generation later; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments: First Edition; Part I Begin; 1 Why reclaim pragmatism for organizations?; Part II Explore; 2 The filtered view from the corporate tower; 3 The purpose and nature of business; 4 How our filters came to be; Part III Interpret; 5 Pragmatism; 6 Extending Peirce beyond science; Part IV Decide-Hypothesize
- 7 Pragmatism from theory to practice 8 Pragmatism in business; Part V Act: The path ahead; 9 The creative community; 10 The still, small voice within; Epilogue; Appendix I UN PRME 3rd Global Forum Participant's Guide; Appendix II UN models and Pragmatic Inquiry Model; Appendix III The PathFinder Lab Journal Field Notebook; Selected bibliography; Notes; About the author; Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 22, 2013).
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