European management teaching and research: Reflections on the life and work of A. Blanqui

Europe’s first historian of political thought, author of the preface to The Wealth of Nations, and also the first figure to acquire a business school in his lifetime and become its dean, Adolphe Blanqui (1798-1854) has nevertheless become a somewhat neglected figure. As we approach the bicentenary o...

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Published in:European management journal 2020-06, Vol.38 (3), p.357-366
Main Author: Deslandes, Ghislain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Adolphe blanqui
Blanqui, Adolphi
Business schools
Cultural differences
Cultural heritage
Education
Educational philosophy
Entrepreneurs
ESCP europe
European management education
Human and social sciences
Management development programmes
Management training
Philosophy
Philosophy of education
Teaching
Training
Wealth
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Summary:Europe’s first historian of political thought, author of the preface to The Wealth of Nations, and also the first figure to acquire a business school in his lifetime and become its dean, Adolphe Blanqui (1798-1854) has nevertheless become a somewhat neglected figure. As we approach the bicentenary of the school he presided – the oldest of the great 19th century management training institutes, which still exists today – in this essay I propose to place his life and work in context before exploring the principal thrust of his educational philosophy and his lasting heritage. Blanqui was a great European, devoted to certain principles in the education of future entrepreneurs and ‘traders’: combatting ugliness, learning how to deal with difference, and leading by example while also keeping pace with technical evolutions. I conclude by insisting on the importance, then and now, of situating management training within the context of geopolitical, aesthetic and ethical factors.
ISSN:0263-2373
1873-5681
DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2019.10.005