Cognition: how managers see reality
How managers distinguish facts, judgments and assumptions, and understand the frames through which they interpret complex organizational situations.

Jianhui's DBA Research
A Bordeaux DBA research direction connecting coaching, managerial wisdom, Chinese enterprises and organization development through cognitive, reflective and compassionate dimensions.
Research Question
Jianhui's research direction in the Bordeaux DBA program studies how coaching may develop wisdom among managers in Chinese enterprises through cognitive, reflective and compassionate dimensions, using the 3DWS scale. The full research outputs will be released only after the research and publication boundaries are confirmed.
How managers distinguish facts, judgments and assumptions, and understand the frames through which they interpret complex organizational situations.
How managers revisit their choices, roles, relationships and actions, turning experience into more conscious judgment.
How managers remain human, responsible and capable of action within complex relationships and uncertainty.
Research Design
The study starts from managers' lived organizational experience and explores how coaching may participate in the development of managerial wisdom through cognition, reflection and compassion.
The study focuses on managers and their lived experience of business, relationships and organizational action in Chinese enterprises.
The 3DWS scale is used as a research instrument for examining the three dimensions of managerial wisdom.
The research asks how coaching dialogue connects with management practice, team relationships and organization development.
Connection to Practice
Research offers a deeper lens for executive coaching and organization development; practice keeps the research connected to real management settings. Research hypotheses, practice experience and public findings are not interchangeable.
At this stage, the public page presents only the topic, direction and methodological outline. The full thesis, research data and findings will be released gradually after completion and publication boundaries are confirmed.
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