Practical wisdom: A virtue for leaders. Bringing together Aquinas and Authentic Leadership. (15th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferrero, Ignacio; Rocchi, Marta; Pellegrini, Massimiliano Matteo; Reichert, Elizabeth
• Other Names: Hühn Matthias P. guestEditor.; Habisch André guestEditor.; Hartman Edwin M. guestEditor.; José G. Sison Alejo guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Business ethics. Volume 29(2020:Dec.)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2020-06-15
• Subjects: Business ethics -- Periodicals; Business ethics -- Europe -- Periodicals; 174.4
• DOI: 10.1111/beer.12298
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0962-8770

Abstract

Abstract: This article analyzes in detail the virtue of practical wisdom as described by Thomas Aquinas, and on this basis it develops a comprehensive framework to enrich Authentic Leadership theory, establishing the virtue of practical wisdom as foundational for the authentic leader's behavior and character development, and highlighting shortfalls that may stem from vices opposed to it. The goal of the article is two‐fold: First, it seeks to fill a void on the role of virtues–and in particular practical wisdom–in leadership studies; second, it aims to show how cultivating the virtue of practical wisdom as described by Aquinas promotes the development of exactly those traits that are characteristic of an authentic leader, offering a set of propositions delineating these correlations.