Critical Thinkers and Practical Models of Critical Thinking

Abstract

Executive Summary

All of us are born critical thinkers; some perfect this talent; others ignore it as useful in daily life. This chapter follows those who perfected this talent in order to learn from them the art and models of critical thinking in terms of its optimal inputs, processes, and outputs. According to great critical thinkers in business management, critical thinking questions – or should question – the obsessive generalizations, constraints, and “best” practices of the prevailing system of management, and try to replace them with more valid assumptions and more meaningful generalizations that uphold the dignity, uniqueness, and inalienable rights of the individual person and the community. After setting out some cases illustrating the lack of critical thinking, in Part I of this chapter, we introduce some representative management thinkers on critical thinking, and in Part II, we introduce eight models or practical approaches for critical thinking.

Citation

Mascarenhas, O.A.J., Thakur, M. and Kumar, P. (2023), "Critical Thinkers and Practical Models of Critical Thinking", A Primer on Critical Thinking and Business Ethics, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 81-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-308-420231004