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- Edwards, Mark G.
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Good for business : An integral theory perspective on spirituality in organisations
- 2004
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In: Spirituality in Leadership and Management Journal. - 1447-3771. ; 3:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- One of the hallmarks of successful organisations and community leaders of the future will be the capacity to develop more holistic and spiritual understandings of people in the workplace. This understanding of spirituality includes not only the personal spirituality of individuals but also of corporate ethics and morality, cultural diversity, organisational values, social responsibility, communal concerns and environmental awareness. Given the complexity of this contemporary understanding of spirituality in the workplace, how can organisations and leaders make sense of such a concept? Ken Wilber's Integral theory provides a framework for this task. Integral theory is an comprehensive approach to social change that is ideally suited to investigating complex social entities and constructs. Using the model, various definitions and perspectives of spirituality are presented in personal, leadership and collective contexts. Some implications of this new approach are discussed.
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- Edwards, Mark G.
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Metatheorising transformational management : A relational approach
- 2009
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In: Cybernetics and systems theory in management. - Hershey, PA : IGI Global. - 9781615206681 - 161520668X - 9781615206698 - 9781616922238 ; , s. 127-150
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Corporate management is facing a world full of transformational challenges. How might theory development contribute to a more transformative vision of management? While there have been attempts by theorists to move beyond conventional conceptualizations, more innovative and, in particular, more integrative theoretical frameworks are still needed. Conventional and new paradigm management theories take contending sides in the change debate and often define their approaches in terms of dichotomous oppositions. Using an integrative approach to metatheory building, this article proposes that the application of a relational lens overcomes many common polarities and oppositions present within current theorisings. The relational qualities that emerge from this metatheoretical approach are presented as useful guides for developing innovative theories that address the operational and transformational challenges of 21st century management. The metatheoretical analysis not only provides an integrative framework for exploring more visionary conceptualisations of management it also shows that metatheorising has powerful critical capacities for assessing scientific theories in the social sciences.
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- Edwards, Mark G.
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Organizational transformation for sustainability : An integral metatheory
- 2009
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Book (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During the 21st century organizations will undergo a level of radical and global change that has rarely been seen before. This transformation will come as a result of the environmental, social and economic challenges that now confront organisations in all their activities. But are our understandings and theories of change up to the task of meeting these challenges? Will we be able to develop sustaining visions of how organizations might contribute to the long-term viability of our interdependent global communities? Organizational Transformation for Sustainability: An Integral Metatheory offers some innovative answers to the big questions involved in organizational sustainability and the radical changes that organizations will need to undergo as we move into the third millennium. This new approach comes from the emerging field of integral metatheory. Edwards shows how a "Big Picture" view of organisational transformation can contribute to our understanding of, and search for, organisational sustainability. There are four key themes to the book: i) the need for integrative metatheories for organisational change; ii) the development of a general research method for building metatheory; iii) the description of an integral metatheory for organisational sustainability; and iv) the discussion of the implications of this metatheory for organisational change and social policy regarding sustainability. This book brings a unique and important orienting perspective to these issues.
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- Edwards, Mark G.
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The integral holon : A holonomic approach to organisational change and transformation
- 2005
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In: Journal of Organizational Change Management. - : Emerald. - 0953-4814 .- 1758-7816. ; 18:3, s. 269-288
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose - Over the past two decades there has been a growing recognition of the need to develop integrative approaches to understanding and explaining organisational change. One of the barriers to achieving this has been the lack of an integrative theoretical framework that can cope with the multiple demands of researching and explaining organisational change across diverse domains. To meet this challenge a holonomic framework for the study of organisational change is proposed. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the suitability of the holon construct as the basis for a multilevel and multi-paradigm framework for the study of organisational change.Design/methodology/approach - Arthur Koestler's holon construct and the developmental principles of Ken Wilber's AQAL framework are used as foundations for developing the framework. To this end theory building techniques are used to describe how the holon construct can accommodate the essential explanatory characteristics of ten paradigms commonly used in organisational studies.Findings - The holonomic framework described here possesses significant integrative capacity by demonstrating its ability to incorporate multiple concepts from a diversity of organisational fields.Originality/value - It has the potential to contribute significantly to the integrative investigation of change across many levels and domains of organisational activity.
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- Edwardsson, Eva, 1964-
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Domstolsprövning av förvaltningsbesluts lämplighet
- 2009
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In: Regeringsrätten 100 år. - Uppsala : Iustus förlag. - 9789176787380 ; , s. 97-105
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Swedish administrative courts as the main rule perform a full review of administrative authorities' decisions. In other European countries, courts normally perform only a legality review. The author discusses why this is so and evaluates arguments pro et contra a reform.
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- Edwardsson, Eva, 1964-
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Domstolsprövning av marknadsrelaterad lagstiftning : Underlagsrapport till Konkurrensverkets rapport Åtgärder för bättre konkurrens
- 2009
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Domstolsprövningen av marknadsrelaterade mål är i Sverige uppdelad på samtliga tre domstolsslag: allmän domstol, allmän förvaltningsdomstol och specialdomstolen Marknadsdomstolen. Skälet till den fragmentiserade ordningen ligger främst i de val som träffades av lagstiftaren i början av 1950-talet. Förutsättningarna har idag ändrats. En mer enhetlig instansordning förespråkas tillsammans med en övergång från en generell lämplighetsprövning av myndighetsbeslut till en laglighetsprövning.
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- Edwardsson, Eva, 1964-
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EU-rätten och juristutbildningen
- 2008
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In: Europarättslig tidskrift. - 1403-8722 .- 2002-3561. ; Jubileumsnummer 2008, s. 21-34
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- I artikeln diskuteras om den europarättsliga eller EG/EU-rättsliga utbildningen inom ramen för juristprogrammet i Sverige är tillräckligt effektiv. I artikeln redovisas en undersökning om den ungefärliga omfattningen, räknat i högskolepoäng, av EU-rättsliga moment på utbildningarna i Örebro, Umeå, Göteborg, Stockholm, Lund och Uppsala. I artikeln argumenterar författaren för att alla jurister måste behärska EU-rätt lika väl som svensk rätt efter genomgången grundutbildning, men att så inte är fallet idag.
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