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Article
Abstract
[First paragraph]
Exploring the interface between 20th century management principles and the classical world is innovative and relatively new, but not unheard of in the recent past. For example, Greg Latemore and Victor Callan (1998) used Homer's The Odyssey to illustrate leadership lessons. Charles Handy (1995) used four Greek gods (i.e., Zeus, Apollo, Athena, Dionysius) as role models to show managers how to run their own businesses more effectively. While conventional histories of management thought routinely examined the ancient world for its insights, contributions and other ideational antecedence that underpinned their discipline (George Jr., 1972). However, the value of this interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation does not stop here. The exchange between knowledge domains is not one-way. Twentieth century management principles can also be used to reanalyse problems from the classical world.
Repository Citation
Kozlovic, Anton K.. "Plato Means Business in the Republic: A Human Resource Management Critique of the Philosopher-King." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 4, no. 2, 2004, pp. 1–19. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol4/iss2/5
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