Conservatism vs.

Adventurism

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• History of Conservatism
• From Conservatism To Adventurism
• History To Management
• Left Brain Management Style
• Right Brain Management Style
• Which One Is The Best

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 Going back to History of
Conservatism……
• Conservatism in politics, indicates the desire to
maintain, or conserve, the existing order
• Conservatives value the wisdom of the past and
are generally opposed to widespread reforms
• Modern political conservatism emerged in the
19th century in reaction to the political and
social changes associated with the eras of the
French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.
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 cont….

• By 1850 the term conservatism, probably first

used by Chateaubriand, generally meant the
politics of the right.
• The original tenets of European conservatism
had already been formulated by Edmund Burke,
Joseph de Maistre , and others

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 Cont….
• They emphasized:
• Preserving the power of king and aristocracy,
• Maintaining the influence of landholders
against the rising industrial bourgeoisie,
• Limiting suffrage, and continuing ties between
church and state.
• The conservative view that social welfare was
the responsibility of the privileged inspired
passage of much humanitarian legislation, in
which English conservatives usually led the
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• In the late 19th cent. great conservative

statesmen, notably Benjamin Disraeli ,
exemplified the conservative tendency to resort
to moderate reform in order to preserve the
foundations of the established order

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 Cont….
• By the 20th cent. conservatism was being
redirected by erstwhile liberal manufacturing
and professional groups who had achieved many
of their political aims and had become more
concerned with preserving them from attack by
groups not so favored.
• Conservatism lost its predominantly agrarian
and semi-feudal bias, and accepted democratic
suffrage, advocated economic laissez-faire , and
opposed extension of the welfare state.
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 From Conservatism to Adventurism
• This form of conservatism, which is best seen in
highly industrialized nations, was exemplified by
President Reagan in the United States and Prime
Minister Thatcher in Great Britain.
• It has been flexible and receptive to moderate
change, favors the maintenance of order on
social issues, and actively supports deregulation
and privatization in the economic sphere.
• Conservatism should be distinguished both from
a reactionary desire for the past and the radical
right-wing ideology of fascism and National
Socialism
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 History to Management

• Different management styles use the left ( conservative)

or the right( adventurous) side of the brain.
• The left side has a fixation with numbers, analysis, logic,
etc, and concerns itself with cash flow and the dangers
of mismanaging finances.
• Meanwhile, the right side is more romantic and has
greater imagination to do something.

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 Left Brain management style
• New ideas are regularly dismissed
The organisation is not concerned with external needs
The company concentrates on problem solving and
functions as a Emergency of a Hospital
Stability and experience rank high among the company’s
most valued attributes
The good of the organisation takes precedence over the
success of the individual
The key processes are command and control
* It is practically impossible to change the corporate
mind-set

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 Right Brain Style of Management
• Creativity and new ideas are welcomed by the management
• The company puts its focus mostly on customer needs
• There is an emphasis on taking advantage of new
opportunities
• Motivation and innovation feature among the attributes
most valued within the company
• The company’s aims and those of individuals are in
harmony with each other
• All staff enjoy autonomy and are encouraged to show their
initiative
• Minds and policies change on a regular basis, owing to
circumstance

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 Which one is Best???

• The measured prudence of left must be

combined with the dynamic venturism of
right for an effective left-right combination
of management styles.

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