Purpose – This paper aims to indicate how practical wisdom in the western Christian tradition may be introduced into management development. Following recent documents of Catholic social thought, three roads to go are indicated especially concerning: management practice, management education,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the leadership style of Muhammad (p) within a character‐centric framework as a useful alternative to the transactional, self‐centered model and the value‐neutral transformational approach that currently permeate business management. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Chris Argyris's ideas from an Islamic perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The main approach is a literature review combined with an analysis based on Islamic principles. At the end, there is a short case study that demonstrates the...