David Rooney
Macquarie University, Marketing & Management, Faculty Member
- The University of Queensland, Australia, Business School, Faculty Memberadd
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While wisdom is occasionally mentioned in management research and practice, it has not been explicitly integrated into its conceptual frameworks. Wisdom is regarded as a desirable attribute in people, but what is it, particularly in a... more
While wisdom is occasionally mentioned in management research and practice, it has not been explicitly integrated into its conceptual frameworks. Wisdom is regarded as a desirable attribute in people, but what is it, particularly in a management context? Why is it good? How can it be fostered? These questions need to be considered within the context of three contemporary ideological hegemonies. One is the neo-classical economic orthodoxy (frequently labelled neo-liberal) where market forces and utility value determine action. ...
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Abstract This chapter examines the possibility of creating online creative production archives with which to make locally and internationally sourced high quality video, audio, graphics, and other broadband content available to grassroots... more
Abstract This chapter examines the possibility of creating online creative production archives with which to make locally and internationally sourced high quality video, audio, graphics, and other broadband content available to grassroots producers in developing economies. In particular, the possibility of Cultural Knowledge Management Systems and the use of innovative Creative Commons copyright licenses are explored. It is argued that in a global knowledge economy, cultural production is a major driver of economic growth. The ...
ABSTRACT This paper considers why wisdom is important in knowledge-intensive service sector organisations. The paper argues that although wisdom necessarily has links to knowledge, knowledge does not necessarily have links to wisdom. The... more
ABSTRACT This paper considers why wisdom is important in knowledge-intensive service sector organisations. The paper argues that although wisdom necessarily has links to knowledge, knowledge does not necessarily have links to wisdom. The paper also argues that a distinguishing feature of knowledge economies is the extent to which abstract forms of knowledge, particularly theory, are used for commercial purposes in the service sector. The commercial application of abstract knowledge presents particular challenges for managerial and organisational wisdom. An analysis of Enron’s failure as an abstract knowledge and innovation intensive organisation that lacked wisdom is provided to illustrate this point. Finally, the paper considers particular organisational communication processes that facilitate wise organisational behaviour that will enable better use of abstract knowledge.
Page 1. CEIBS, Shanghai, 24 May 2012 Empirical Wisdom Research: Invitation & questions for a practice community David Rooney UQ Business School ...
ABSTRACT A social license to operate (SLO) is said to result from a complex and sometimes difficult set of negotiations between communities and organizations (NGOs, government, and industry). Each stakeholder group will hold different... more
ABSTRACT A social license to operate (SLO) is said to result from a complex and sometimes difficult set of negotiations between communities and organizations (NGOs, government, and industry). Each stakeholder group will hold different views about what is important, what is true, and who can or cannot be trusted. This article reviews the contributions made in this special issue on SLO. It also sketches the benefits of applying phronesis, or a practical wisdom-based theorization, of how SLOs can be co-produced.
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There is a great need for textbooks which cover social and organisational issues related to electronic mail (e-mail). Questions like what range ofactivities can e-mail best be used for, how it can be more effectively used, and what the... more
There is a great need for textbooks which cover social and organisational issues related to electronic mail (e-mail). Questions like what range ofactivities can e-mail best be used for, how it can be more effectively used, and what the effects of its use might be on an organisation need to be discussed and understood by students, technologists and managers alike. Jacob Palmc's Electronic Mail is one book which has sought to fill this gap. In pursuit of this task Palme has covered four main topic areas:(1) new communications ...
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The bottom line? Overall the book is not an attempt to communicate with the general reader either in style or in the questions it selects for discussion, nor does it make a convincing case that there is much communication or convergence... more
The bottom line? Overall the book is not an attempt to communicate with the general reader either in style or in the questions it selects for discussion, nor does it make a convincing case that there is much communication or convergence between the different contributors. If this book is representative of work in the field (if indeed it can be called a field), there is little consensus on the precise form or significance of the 'evolutionary economy'. That is not necessarily bad news-there is plenty of room for further contribution and probably a great need for analytical review ofwork in ...
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This edited book has clearly been produced to respond to a developing interest in the application of wisdom to business. It is divided into five sections, each of four chapters, dealing with logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and... more
This edited book has clearly been produced to respond to a developing interest in the application of wisdom to business. It is divided into five sections, each of four chapters, dealing with logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics, followed by a synthesizing commentary of two chapters. While it is pleasing to see that the concept of wisdom is now sufficiently well established in organizational and managerial studies to warrant a substantial book of readings by a strong academic publisher, the quality of its ...
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This article argues that abstract knowledge in the form of formally developed theory plays an increasingly important role in the economy and in financial innovation in particular. Abstract knowledge is easily reified, and this is an... more
This article argues that abstract knowledge in the form of formally developed theory plays an increasingly important role in the economy and in financial innovation in particular. Abstract knowledge is easily reified, and this is an aspect of knowledge work that is insufficiently researched. In this article, we problematize reification of abstract knowledge in financial innovation from wisdom, ethics, and social network analysis perspectives. This article, therefore, considers the composition and structures of financial innovation networks that ...
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Abstract Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and... more
Abstract Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.
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The mission of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) is to educate responsible leaders versed in 'China Depth, Global Breadth'. The CEIBS Euro-China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility (ECCLAR) supports... more
The mission of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) is to educate responsible leaders versed in 'China Depth, Global Breadth'. The CEIBS Euro-China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility (ECCLAR) supports that mission by creating and disseminating knowledge on the practice and development of wise and responsible leadership especially in the corporate context. This collection of essays furthers that mission in providing a resource of wise praxis and reflection in the context of organisational ...
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Health services are constantly, incrementally evolving and adapting. However, transformative, systemic change of heath services is rare. This research explains how and why transformative change is rare. Drawing on complexity theory... more
Health services are constantly, incrementally evolving and adapting. However, transformative, systemic change of heath services is rare. This research explains how and why transformative change is rare. Drawing on complexity theory (specifically punctuated equilibrium and autopoiesis), and the sociology of power and the professions we argue for a new perspective in understanding change in health services by elaborating a theory of systemic inertia. Systemic inertia theory explains how the interconnectedness of ...
Executive Summary This submission argues that all knowledge-related policy needs to be evaluated from the perspective of knowledge research. Because science and innovation policies are knowledge-related policies, we argue that to design... more
Executive Summary This submission argues that all knowledge-related policy needs to be evaluated from the perspective of knowledge research. Because science and innovation policies are knowledge-related policies, we argue that to design such policy well and to adequately evaluate the return on investment by government in them, government needs to employ appropriate analytical frameworks that understand knowledge in economic, social and cultural terms. We point out that while highly developed evaluation instruments do not ...
The role of innovations and clusters has increasingly dominated local and regional development policies in recent decades. This authoritative and accessible Handbook considers important aspects of high-tech clusters, provides a number of... more
The role of innovations and clusters has increasingly dominated local and regional development policies in recent decades. This authoritative and accessible Handbook considers important aspects of high-tech clusters, provides a number of insightful cluster case studies, and several analyses of, and recommendations for cluster policies.
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In the first atricle in European Finance N° 2, Rooney shows that the service sector is increasing steadily in most of the developped economies but also in Hong Kong for example. And in this service sector the knowledge sector is growing... more
In the first atricle in European Finance N° 2, Rooney shows that the service sector is increasing steadily in most of the developped economies but also in Hong Kong for example. And in this service sector the knowledge sector is growing in the form of an “advisory economy”, among other, in the Banking and finance sector. What is asked for more and more is wisdom. Wisdom is the art of understanding ad communicating what is happening today, what is important and what has to be done now and later. And wisdom ...
Contemporary policy debates are increasingly focused on creativity, innovation, and knowledge. The European Union's Lisbon Strategy is one notable outcome of this focus. Assumptions driving such debates are that using knowledge for... more
Contemporary policy debates are increasingly focused on creativity, innovation, and knowledge. The European Union's Lisbon Strategy is one notable outcome of this focus. Assumptions driving such debates are that using knowledge for innovation is what energizes modern economies (Arora & Gambardella, 1994; Conceicao, Gibson, Heitor, & Shariq, 2000; Corno, Reinmoeller, & Nonaka, 2000; Reich, 1991; Rooney & Mandeville, 1998). Furthermore, creativity is also being seen as economically important because it ...