Evolving perspectives on business and books: practitioner implications

Hunt, Vincent

Evolving perspectives on business and books: practitioner implications

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dc.contributor.advisor	Fanning, Connell	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Doyle, Eleanor	en
dc.contributor.author	Hunt, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-25T14:49:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-25T14:49:06Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.date.submitted	2015
dc.description.abstract	The research subject of this Portfolio of Essays is my ‘apparatus of thought’ in the context of my professional development. I have examined theory and the application of theory to a professional life. I analyse how my use of theory has changed and enabled my professional development. Each of the three Essays takes a different perspective and applies the theories of adult mental development, business and firm growth as an analytical framework. Using Kegan’s theories of Adult Mental Development as an ‘apparatus of thought’, Essay One is my reflection on my professional development in the light of my training, education, and development. I describe how changes in my ‘apparatus of thought’, my meaning-making system, have enabled me to develop my professional practice. Exposure to the theories of Adult Mental Development have also enabled me to understand how my development has precipitated and necessitated my career changes. In Essay Two, moving from military aviation to book publishing was a major career change for me, enabled by a change in my meaning-making system. In the context of my professional development, I sought to change my practice so that I could make a more meaningful contribution to the firm. To achieve this, I directed my reading towards a deeper understanding of the nature of the firm and the impact of industrial change on the firm. Using the context of my professional environment in Essay Three, I show how my use of theory has developed. I describe how I sought to change working practices in the firm and discuss the impact this initiative had on my professional self. I use the ‘data of my experience’ to examine my theory of the business from a Penrosian perspective. The Penrosian perspective coupled with my exposure to theories of Adult Mental Development and the effects of a transformational education process enabled me to transition to a leadership role with an international online publisher.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Hunt, V. 2015. Evolving perspectives on business and books: practitioner implications. DBA Thesis, University College Cork.	en
dc.identifier.endpage	137
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10468/1825
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University College Cork	en
dc.rights	© 2015, Vincent Hunt	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/	en
dc.subject	Professional development	en
dc.subject	Adult mental development	en
dc.subject	Use of theory	en
dc.subject	Changing professional practice	en
dc.subject	Penrosian perspective	en
dc.subject	Business economics	en
dc.subject	Book publishing	en
dc.subject	E-publishing	en
dc.subject	Military training	en
dc.subject	Leadership	en
dc.subject	Practice	en
dc.subject	Apparatus of thought	en
dc.subject	Data of experience	en
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dc.title	Evolving perspectives on business and books: practitioner implications	en
dc.type	Doctoral thesis	en
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Practitioner Doctorate	en
dc.type.qualificationname	DBA (Business Economics)	en
ucc.workflow.supervisor	e.doyle@ucc.ie