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Management Learning and evolving ideals: Embracing imperfectionism?

Thomas Calvard & Ajnesh Prasad

Management Learning2026https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076261419498article
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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.

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@article{thomas2026,
  title        = {{Management Learning and evolving ideals: Embracing imperfectionism?}},
  author       = {Thomas Calvard & Ajnesh Prasad},
  journal      = {Management Learning},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076261419498},
}

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