Management Learning and evolving ideals: Embracing imperfectionism?
Abstract
In this piece, embracing ‘imperfectionism’ is offered as an idea for members of the Management Learning community to consider. As academics are subjected to growing professional demands – and as institutional pressures push them towards becoming the ‘ideal academic’ – imperfectionism presents an alternative (and more constructive) path to a sustainable career.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Management and Organizational Studies
Higher Education and Employability
Management and Marketing Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Management Learning
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3–7
- Publication date
- 31 January 2026
- Language
- EN