Richard Normann Lecture 2010
Empowering Theories in Management Studies
Given by Professor Pasquale Gagliardi, Secretary-General, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Professor of Sociology of Organization at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Catholic University, Milan.
In his lecture Professor Pasquale will analyze the relationship between thinking and experiencing in the production of knowledge before going on to hypothesize the distinctive traits of an 'empowering theory'.
It is argued in organization and management studies that the development of expert knowledge is hampered by the poverty of interactions between theory and practice, and that academic theories do not seem to significantly affect management practice. The historical and cultural reasons for this distance and the role of problem-driven research in filling it will also be examined.
The lecture took place at 5.30pm on Thursday 4 March 2010 in the E P Abraham Lecture Theatre at Green Templeton College.
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