BUS 303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Kondiaronk, Friedrich Nietzsche

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 303
• Professor: Kathleen Burke

Document Summary

William james help found & popularize school of thought called pragmatism. We see facts thru our own interpretive lenses. All our formulas have a human twist. James: successful & victorious ideas are the ones that work. 3 characteristics of true ideas: have cash-value in experiential terms & are profitable to our lives. Beneficial, not dollars & cents: can be grafted onto ideas we already hold to be true w/o causing much disturbance, down to earth, not esoteric. Practical in ppl"s lives, can be realized & implemented. Peter adario could have used terms like balanced life or time for recharging towards the single employees so they could understand work-family better. James: calling for acts of creativity, insight, & skill that enable a manager to express ideals & values in ways that resonate w/ experience, needs & values of the ppl he/she manages. Requires you to look beyond the facts and discern what they mean to others.