1st Edition
Practical Wisdom, Leadership and Culture Indigenous, Asian and Middle-Eastern Perspectives
Introduction: Introducing "Practical Wisdom, Leadership and Culture: Indigenous, Asian, and Middle-Eastern Perspectives";
Section I: The Indigenous Perspective;
Chapter 1: Ecological Sustainability and Practical Wisdom from the Maasai and Hadza Peoples in East Africa;
Chapter 2: The Wisdom of Inclusion: Māori leadership and management practices that make a world of difference;
Chapter 3: The Wisdom of Differentiating between Indigenous Leader and Indigenous Leadership;
Chapter 4: Native American Transplanar Wisdom: A Pragmatic View and Application;
Chapter 5: Conceptions of Wisdom in Rural Uganda: A Different View of What’s Important in Life;
Section II: The Asian Perspective;
Chapter 6: Fostering Contemplative and Spiritual Growth: Revisiting Confucianism and Wisdom Learned from T’oegye Yi Hwang for Educators;
Chapter 7: Personal Wisdom as Reflected in the Vietnamese Classic Literature: The Tale of Kieu;
Chapter 8: On Endeavor-based Wisdom: An East Asian Confucian Perspective in a Polycultural World;
Chapter 9: Wisdom: A Philippine Perspective;
Section III: The Middle Eastern Perspective;
Chapter 10: Practical Wisdom in Ancient Iran;
Chapter 11: The Concept of Wisdom in the Arab-Islamic Traditions;
Chapter 12: The Wisdom of Good Thought and Deed: The Persian Perspective;
Biography
Ali Intezari is a lecturer at UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Chellie Spiller is a professor at the Waikato University, New Zealand.
Shih-ying Yang is a professor and researcher in psychology at the National Chi Nan University, Taiwan.
