S/HR/79. How has management development pedagogy changed in organisations as a result of the 'knowledge economy'?

This essay looks at ‘the self’ as an economic resource and the consequential effect upon Management Development pedagogy within organisations. Britain’s desire for a ‘knowledge economy’ is not merely based on the depth or breadth of knowledge that an employee brings to an organisation, but it is now about how much ‘intellectual capital’ they possess. Many academics argue that this change can be described as a ‘cultural turn’ and that there has recently been “a growth of interest in culture and a turn away from economy” This essay explores the 'cultural turn' in conjunction with the notion of a ‘subjective turn’ towards a more spiritual existence which I believe produced new MD pedagogies such as Spiritual Management Development (SMD).