Journal Article

·2022 OPEN ACCESS

Oikonomikos by Xenophon: Evaluation of management with the Socratic method

Ayşe ÖNER ÇEVEN YTU

Yıldız Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Abstract

One of the studies dealing with the issue of administration in the Ancient Age is Xenophon’s famous work called Oikonomikos. This study focuses on the statements made by Xenophon about management with a Socratic method in his work called Oikonomikos. It aims to evaluate Xenophon’s explanations about management with the Socratic Method and their relationship with today’s management field. In this context, it is try to evaluate the contribution of Oikonomikos as a work written with the Socratic Method in Antiquity to provide as a reference point in the field of administration and explore the universal dimensions of the nature of administration.

Keywords

Socratic method Socratic questioning Context (archaeology) Administration (probate law) Field (mathematics) Point (geometry) Epistemology Computer science Philosophy History Mathematics Political science Law Archaeology

Subject Areas

Ethics in Business and Education ·Information Systems and Management ·Social Sciences
Management, Economics, and Public Policy ·Marketing ·Social Sciences
Cooperative Studies and Economics ·Strategy and Management ·Social Sciences