Thesis Help Needed
Good Morning,
I am currently very frustrated by my master's thesis and I hope someone may be able to provide me with some guidance on literature that I can find to support the work I am doing for my thesis.
I am a human resources manager and when an interviewer comes around to asking about my education (this happens a lot to me), I am asked why I have earned a BA in Philosophy and am pursuing an MALS in Classical Civilizations rather than working toward a degree in human resource development (HRD). 'What value does philosophy/classics (liberal studies in general) have to...' and you can add in several variants to the question but mostly human resource management or business. I've pursued a liberal studies education because I want a breadth of knowledge rather than a narrowly defined set of information that, say, an MBA (a popular career path for my peers) would offer. I already had a career when I decided to return to college and did not need a professional degree.
As I recruit for employees who are not only technically skilled but who have critical thinking skills, I certainly know the value of a broad-based education. A fully educated person makes better decisions than a narrowly educated one and I am always looking for those types of employees (although they are hard to find)! I would like to make a case that a study of the liberal arts gives me critical thinking skills, an understanding of the breadth of the human experience (western as it might be), and an awareness of the universality of the human stories that myths tell, and that business can benefit from an employee with a liberal studies education.
I have thought about developing a fictional training manual utilizing myths to tell the stories that crop up in the work-a-day world (after all, people bring their experiences and issues and stories to work with them each day), explore the lessons taught by each myth, and then postulate how it could be applied to business. I am not sure that is the right approach but it is getting closer than I have come thus far.
As much as I may be flattering myself to assume I could accomplish it, I would like to create a work in line with what deBotton has done in his book Consolations of Philosophy; select various myths and draw out the business lessons those myths tell or, if not directly business related, generalized for right (and wrong) action and postulate that good human behavior is good business. As to whether that means I will find stories that assist me in making a case that I am a better (read in more open-minded, flexible, tolerant, understanding, etc.) HR Manager because of my education, which was my original idea, or that myth has something to offer to business generally, I do not know.
If anyone can help me I would be so appreciative of your input. Right now any ideas, insights, direction that I should take, would be very helpful.
Thank you,
Katrina
Good Morning,
I am currently very frustrated by my master's thesis and I hope someone may be able to provide me with some guidance on literature that I can find to support the work I am doing for my thesis.
I am a human resources manager and when an interviewer comes around to asking about my education (this happens a lot to me), I am asked why I have earned a BA in Philosophy and am pursuing an MALS in Classical Civilizations rather than working toward a degree in human resource development (HRD). 'What value does philosophy/classics (liberal studies in general) have to...' and you can add in several variants to the question but mostly human resource management or business. I've pursued a liberal studies education because I want a breadth of knowledge rather than a narrowly defined set of information that, say, an MBA (a popular career path for my peers) would offer. I already had a career when I decided to return to college and did not need a professional degree.
As I recruit for employees who are not only technically skilled but who have critical thinking skills, I certainly know the value of a broad-based education. A fully educated person makes better decisions than a narrowly educated one and I am always looking for those types of employees (although they are hard to find)! I would like to make a case that a study of the liberal arts gives me critical thinking skills, an understanding of the breadth of the human experience (western as it might be), and an awareness of the universality of the human stories that myths tell, and that business can benefit from an employee with a liberal studies education.
I have thought about developing a fictional training manual utilizing myths to tell the stories that crop up in the work-a-day world (after all, people bring their experiences and issues and stories to work with them each day), explore the lessons taught by each myth, and then postulate how it could be applied to business. I am not sure that is the right approach but it is getting closer than I have come thus far.
As much as I may be flattering myself to assume I could accomplish it, I would like to create a work in line with what deBotton has done in his book Consolations of Philosophy; select various myths and draw out the business lessons those myths tell or, if not directly business related, generalized for right (and wrong) action and postulate that good human behavior is good business. As to whether that means I will find stories that assist me in making a case that I am a better (read in more open-minded, flexible, tolerant, understanding, etc.) HR Manager because of my education, which was my original idea, or that myth has something to offer to business generally, I do not know.
If anyone can help me I would be so appreciative of your input. Right now any ideas, insights, direction that I should take, would be very helpful.
Thank you,
Katrina