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  • 1.  Reading on Analytic Thinking

    Posted 09-20-2010 19:11
    Dear colleagues,

    I'm currently developing a first-semester MBA course on different thinking
    skills and looking for a core reading on "analytic thinking" that introduces
    basic concepts such as hypothesis development and testing, root cause
    analysis, etc. I'm hoping to find either an article (preferred) or a book
    chapter that is practical and readable, yet challenging for MBA students.

    Thank you in advance for any leads.

    Cheers,
    Ingo Holzinger
    Schulich School of Business
    York University


  • 2.  Reading on Analytic Thinking

    Posted 09-21-2010 08:33
    Dear Colleagues,

    I am in Kenya right now working with the national staff of a large humanitarian organisation.  Critical thinking will also be a key skill for them in order to make the right decision in complex conflict situation.

    A reading list will be much appreciated.

    Best wishes,

    Lichia

    Prof. Lichia Saner-Yiu, Ed.D.
    President
    Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND)
    CP 1498, Mont Blanc, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
    Tel: +41-22-906 1720, Fax: +41-22-738 1737
    Web:  www.csend.org (development), www.adequate.org (quality)
             www.diplomacydialogue.org (multistakeholder interactions)


    Effective M&E system strengthens aid performance!  Adopt ISO 10015+ monitoring system for results!


    ?: "Ingo Holzinger" <iholzinger@SCHULICH.YORKU.CA>
    ???: 2010?9?21? ?? 11:24
    ??: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    ??: Reading on Analytic Thinking


    Dear colleagues,

    I'm currently developing a first-semester MBA course on different thinking
    skills and looking for a core reading on "analytic thinking" that introduces
    basic concepts such as hypothesis development and testing, root cause
    analysis, etc. I'm hoping to find either an article (preferred) or a book
    chapter that is practical and readable, yet challenging for MBA students.

    Thank you in advance for any leads.

    Cheers,
    Ingo Holzinger
    Schulich School of Business
    York University



  • 3.  Reading on Analytic Thinking

    Posted 09-21-2010 09:33
    Colleagues and MED Friends,
    Here are my two cents. I published a paper in a special issue of BJM on Critical thinking and hope you can find this and the references included of some use.
    Best wishes
    EA
     
    Prof Elena Antonacopoulou
    GNOSIS
    University of Liverpool Management School
    Chatham Building
    Liverpool L69 7ZH
    UK
    Tel: +44 151 795 3727
     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Yiu [yiu@CSEND.ORG]
    Sent: 21 September 2010 13:33
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Reading on Analytic Thinking

    Dear Colleagues,

    I am in Kenya right now working with the national staff of a large humanitarian organisation.  Critical thinking will also be a key skill for them in order to make the right decision in complex conflict situation.

    A reading list will be much appreciated.

    Best wishes,

    Lichia

    Prof. Lichia Saner-Yiu, Ed.D.
    President
    Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND)
    CP 1498, Mont Blanc, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
    Tel: +41-22-906 1720, Fax: +41-22-738 1737
    Web:  www.csend.org (development), www.adequate.org (quality)
             www.diplomacydialogue.org (multistakeholder interactions)


    Effective M&E system strengthens aid performance!  Adopt ISO 10015+ monitoring system for results!


    ?: "Ingo Holzinger" <iholzinger@SCHULICH.YORKU.CA>
    ???: 2010?9?21? ?? 11:24
    ??: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    ??: Reading on Analytic Thinking


    Dear colleagues,

    I'm currently developing a first-semester MBA course on different thinking
    skills and looking for a core reading on "analytic thinking" that introduces
    basic concepts such as hypothesis development and testing, root cause
    analysis, etc. I'm hoping to find either an article (preferred) or a book
    chapter that is practical and readable, yet challenging for MBA students.

    Thank you in advance for any leads.

    Cheers,
    Ingo Holzinger
    Schulich School of Business
    York University



  • 4.  Reading on Analytic Thinking

    Posted 09-21-2010 10:05

    I encourage you to have them read "Leadership and Self Deception."  And then for you to outline the key principles in Csikszentmihalyi's The Evolving Self. And then, Level Three Leadership by yours truly.   The first outlines a way of thinking about how to see people as people rather than objects, a way of avoiding self-destructive behavior, and a way of building bridges.  The second outlines what I believe to be the single most important question in life, "will you ever be anything more than a vessel transmitting the genes and memes/vabes of yesterday into tomorrow?"  and the third outlines a way of focusing on conscious thought and underlying memes/vabes rather than on visible and often misleading behavior. 

     

    Best regards,

    Jim

    James G. S. Clawson

    Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration

    Tel: 434 924-7488

    Fax: 434 243-7680

    Mail: Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906

    Packages: 100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22903

    Web: http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/Clawsonj

     

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Yiu
    Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:33 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Reading on Analytic Thinking

     

    Dear Colleagues,

    I am in Kenya right now working with the national staff of a large humanitarian organisation.  Critical thinking will also be a key skill for them in order to make the right decision in complex conflict situation.

    A reading list will be much appreciated.

    Best wishes,

    Lichia

    Prof. Lichia Saner-Yiu, Ed.D.
    President
    Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND)
    CP 1498, Mont Blanc, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
    Tel: +41-22-906 1720, Fax: +41-22-738 1737
    Web:  www.csend.org (development), www.adequate.org (quality)
             www.diplomacydialogue.org (multistakeholder interactions)


    Effective M&E system strengthens aid performance!  Adopt ISO 10015+ monitoring system for results!


    ?: "Ingo Holzinger" <iholzinger@SCHULICH.YORKU.CA>
    ???: 2010?9?21? ?? 11:24
    ??: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    ??: Reading on Analytic Thinking


    Dear colleagues,

    I'm currently developing a first-semester MBA course on different thinking
    skills and looking for a core reading on "analytic thinking" that introduces
    basic concepts such as hypothesis development and testing, root cause
    analysis, etc. I'm hoping to find either an article (preferred) or a book
    chapter that is practical and readable, yet challenging for MBA students.

    Thank you in advance for any leads.

    Cheers,
    Ingo Holzinger
    Schulich School of Business
    York University