Interweaving positive and critical perspectives in management learning and teaching
Lavine, M., Carlsen, A., Spreitzer, G., Peterson, T., & Roberts, L. M. (2022). Interweaving positive and critical perspectives in management learning and teaching. Management Learning, 53(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076211057650
Abstract:
Management learning is increasingly and rightfully called upon to address societal challenges beyond narrow concerns of economic performance. Within that agenda, we describe the generative aims of a special issue devoted to interweaving positive and critical perspectives in management learning and teaching. The five articles that comprise the issue describe the prospects for such interplay across a range of empirical and theoretical contexts. Together, these contributions suggest a way forward for work that is at once critical, positive, and reflexive. We identify key themes for future directions: the generative potential of contrarian learning dynamics, an ethics-first focus on ecological and human well-being, and the prospects of scholarly practice for systemic activism.