ABSTRACT
Over the years, business schools and management scholars have been producing research in insulation from the business world. Many scholars have developed ‘knowledge of business rather than for business’. Ben’s accounts are at times funny, sad, upsetting, shocking, exciting, or tense. They reflect and illustrate the many ups and downs that come with speed mountaineering in extreme conditions. They are moving and inspiring; and they all have commonalities, parallels, or emblematic and literal connotations to the business world. Stefan puts Ben’s experiences and reflections into a business context and makes bisociative connections to businesses and their leaders. Stefan refers to scholarly works from a wide range of disciplines including economics, philosophy, psychology, physiology, and sociology, highlighting their managerial and organizational implications for leaders and decision makers. The combination of extreme athlete, company leader, and business school scholar as our professional backgrounds is unique.
