This special issue comprises select papers from the 2004 Eastern Academy of Management Conference with the theme of Organizational Wisdom: Human, Managerial, and Strategic Implications. The evolution of the field of organizational wisdom is discussed, and the focal articles are reconciled as to their relationship with and contribution to this emerging domain.
Bateson, G. (1972). Steps to an ecology of mind. New York: Ballantine.
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Beck, S. (1999). Confucius and Socrates: The teaching of wisdom. Retrieved February 6, 2006, from http://www.san.beck.org
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Bierly, P. E., Kessler, E. H., & Christensen, E. W. (2000). Organizational learning, knowledge, and wisdom. Journal of Organization Change Management, 13, 596-618.
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Edwards, P. (1972). Encyclopedia of philosophy (Vol. 8). New York: Free Press.
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Einstein, A. (1939, May). Address. Presented at the Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ.
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Kessler, E. H. (2004, May). Welcome address. Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Providence, RI.
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Kessler, E. H., & Bailey, J. R. (in press). Handbook of organizational and managerial wisdom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. (1998). Organizational wisdom and executive courage. San Francisco: New Lexington.
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Sternberg, R. J. (1990). Wisdom: Its nature and development. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
