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More Foxes in the Boardroom: Systems Thinking in Action

In: Systemic Management for Intelligent Organizations

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  • Peter Gomez

    (University of St. Gallen)

  • Timo Meynhardt

    (University of St. Gallen)

Abstract

An organization’s contribution to the wider public can be seen in different ways. Self-reported data from Switzerland and Germany indicate that top managers vary considerably concerning their awareness of various multiple realities. We explain this phenomenon by drawing on the notion of cognitive style, using the metaphor of hedgehogs and foxes. It is argued that research should move from a focus on moral awareness to value awareness in a very broad sense.

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  • Peter Gomez & Timo Meynhardt, 2012. "More Foxes in the Boardroom: Systems Thinking in Action," Springer Books, in: Stefan N. Grösser & René Zeier (ed.), Systemic Management for Intelligent Organizations, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 83-98, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-29244-6_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29244-6_5
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    1. Timo Meynhardt & Carolin Hermann & Stefan Anderer, 2017. "Making Sense of a Most Popular Metaphor in Management: Towards a HedgeFox Scale for Cognitive Styles," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-23, September.
    2. Meynhardt, Timo & von Müller, Camillo, 2013. "„Wir wollen Werte schaffen für die Gesellschaft“ – Der Public Value im Spannungsfeld zwischen Aktienwert und Gemeinwohl. Eine Fallstudie am Beispiel der Deutsche Börse AG," ZögU - Zeitschrift für öffentliche und gemeinwirtschaftliche Unternehmen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 36(2-3), pages 119-149.

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