More Foxes in the Boardroom: Systems Thinking in Action

Peter Gomez and Timo Meynhardt ()
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Peter Gomez: University of St. Gallen
Timo Meynhardt: University of St. Gallen

Chapter Chapter 5 in Systemic Management for Intelligent Organizations, 2012, pp 83-98 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Cognitive style; Top management; Value awareness; Hedgehog-fox metaphor; Complexity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29244-6_5

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