Aristotle’s Virtues and Management Thought: An Empirical Exploration of an Integrative Pedagogy
研究将亚里士多德的德性理论融入管理教学，让87名学生分组对三位经理的实时录像活动进行分类，发现德性理论像法约尔职能和明茨伯格角色一样可操作化，能可靠描述管理行为，为德性理论作为管理研究框架提供了实证基础。
Abstract: This paper develops and explores a pedagogical innovation for integrating virtue theory into business students’ basic understanding of general management. Eighty-seven students, in 20 groups, classified three managers’ real-time videotaped activities according to an elaboration of Aristotle’s cardinal virtues, Fayol’s management functions, and Mintzberg’s managerial roles. The study’s empirical evidence suggests that, akin to Fayol’s functions and Mintzberg’s roles, Aristotle’s virtues are also amenable to operationalization, reliable observation, and meaningful description of managerial behavior. The study provides an oft-called-for empirical basis for further work in virtue theory as an appropriate conceptual framework for the study and practice of management. The results indicate that virtue theory may be used to re-conceive our fundamental understanding of management, alongside its capacity to weigh moral judgment upon it. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.