Intellectual Shamans
Management Academics Making a Difference

Based on the lives of 28 well-known management academics, this book describes what it means to be an intellectual shaman.

Sandra Waddock (Author)

9781107448377, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2014

382 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg

'Intellectual Shamans is a useful guide for management scholars aiming to make changes and significant contributions to their fields. With its authentic cases and exemplary career trajectories of well-known management scholars as role models, this book is best suited for doctoral students as well as junior faculty.' Jegoo Lee, Academy of Management Learning and Education

In traditional cultures, the shaman is the healer, the connector, and the spiritual leader or sensemaker. Today in the management academy, some individuals use their intellectual gifts to perform a similar role - mediating between various disciplines, ideas and theories, as well as making sense of ideas, insights, and research for others. This book, based on the work and lives of 28 very well-known management academics, describes what it means - and what it takes - to be an intellectual shaman. It is a fascinating insight into the career paths and the sometimes maverick behaviour that has allowed these individuals to achieve success. Based on extensive interviews, Intellectual Shamans provides both a roadmap to junior scholars and a critique of the current system of academic career progression.

Foreword
1. The intellectual shaman
2. The path to intellectual shamanism: becoming fully who you are
3. Beyond the self: power of purpose
4. Healer
5. Connector
6. Sensemaker
7. The intellectual shaman
8. Sage: the work of wisdom
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Corporate governance [KJR], Management: leadership & motivation [KJMB], Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG], Business strategy [KJC], Business & management [KJ]