Contemporary Elements of Business Philosophy and Knowledge from an Ignatian Perspective

Fascia, Michael

Abstract

From a retail environment, we reflect on the unity of knowledge as valuable in a business context, and from an Ignatian perspective, consider a reflexion of knowledge transfer practitioners to elementary cognition. We deliberate why, despite decades of analytical scrutiny, agreement around the transfer of knowledge into a value item within a business milieu, remains troublesome and problematic. We ask if perspectives derived from an Ignatian domain can allow for alternative elements of analysis and reasoning, becoming more complementary within a business environment. Utilising a mixed method approach incorporating (n=6) participants, the study considered responses overarched by Ignatian rules of sentiment as an interpretive lens (n=18), and utilised a hermeneutic of discernment as a frame of reference. Drawn from a POPC frame of reference, Ignatian annotations (n=20) allow a linear dependence of correlation coefficients to support a correlation matrix. Although not strictly a research method, correlation analysis in this instance permits antipodal interpretation of content between the rules supporting spiritual exercises, and decisions taken by employees and managers. Thus, enabling the study to identify latent causality patterns within organisational decision-making processes.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 30, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 6, 2018
• Publication Date: Apr 6, 2018
• Deposit Date: Apr 19, 2018
• Journal: Organisations & Markets: Policies & Processes eJournal
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 51
• Pages: 20
• Keywords: Business, management,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1160980