Good work: forging a model for a mission based business through professional mastery
Doctorate other than PhD
Title | Good work: forging a model for a mission based business |
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Type | Doctorate other than PhD |
Authors | |
Author | Woodberry, Constance Mary |
Supervisor | Peach, Neil |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Doctor of Professional Studies |
Number of Pages | 448 |
Year | 2015 |
Abstract | This paper gives an account of one person’s journey towards achieving the level of professional mastery needed to execute important and useful work. The journey took the doctoral candidate through investigations into the meaning of place, followed by further research into special places facilitated by a series of symposiums in regional Australia and America. The insights into place, and the human role in creating and sustaining them, then led the candidate, quite These travels have resulted in: (1) the articulation of the Special Places that Prosper factors, which provides guidance in community capacity building. (2) A significant shift in the mind set of land repair by addressing system function before system management. (3) A business design process that goes beyond traditional business modeling and offers a road map for future 'sustainable' start The open nature of work based learning and practice based research made this journey possible and was the key factor in encouraging the exploration of place, the design innovation and in testing the veracity of the candidate’s theories about professional mastery, community capacity building and business modeling in a real world environment. Navigating the academic, as well as the everyday business expectations of a work based doctorate did prove challenging. However, all of these factors made it possible to take the knowledge creation process to its most desirable zenith – more than just a contribution to |
Keywords | professional mastery; professional knowledge; professional practice; mission based businesses; landscape restoration |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350710. Organisational behaviour |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q30x9/good-work-forging-a-model-for-a-mission-based-business-through-professional-mastery
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