Federalist #10 in Management #101: What Madison Has to Teach Managers

Autor/in	Kohn, Jennifer L.
Titel	Federalist #10 in Management #101: What Madison Has to Teach Managers
Quelle	In: Journal of Management Education, 37 (2013) 5, S.683-703 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5629
DOI	10.1177/1052562912458889
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Political Science; Diversity (Institutional); Business Administration Education; Stakeholders; Minority Groups; Inclusion; Educational Philosophy; Governance; Instructional Design; Educational Strategies; Organizational Theories; Social Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Ethnische Minderheit; Inklusion; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lehrstrategie; Organisationstheorie; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	Business students typically do not read James Madison's "Federalist #10", a seminal work in political theory on the causes of and remedies for factions. I make the case that they should and offer suggestions for teaching and assessment. Factions are a subset of stakeholders that have interests "adverse" to the organization. Madison cogently argues that the causes of factions are rooted in human nature; therefore, managers should embrace diversity and not try to eliminate factions by surrounding themselves with "yes men." Rather, he urges managers to focus on organizational design to channel ambition in a positive way and constrain the more corrosive effects of factions. Madison emphasizes a critical lesson for negotiation by focusing on adverse interests rather than positions or characteristics. Beyond these management lessons, "Federalist #10" exposes business students to the foundations of American politics and helps to inform the ongoing debate about the relationship between business and government. Finally, "Federalist #10" takes business students out of their comfort zone, changing their reading workout and strengthening their ability to learn management lessons from the broader world around them. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10