Staging Organization (eBook)

Plays as critical commentaries on workplace life

Steven S. Taylor (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2018
385 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783319631271 (ISBN)

Infos

This original and thought-provoking book takes a new approach to engaging with organizational theory and making sense of organizations. Consisting of seven plays written by the author, each is followed by a stimulating commentary by a noted scholar, exploring the wider contexts and values of applying theatre to organisational environments and management education. As the first work of this type in organisational theatre, this book will be of interest to scholars in the field of organisational learning, leadership training, art management, arts-based learning and creativity innovation. Alongside the scholarly discussion, the author provides the reader with the opportunity to experience the plays and apply them to education, research and the workplace.

Including seven plays and commentaries

Soft Targets- Capitalist Pigs- Blasphemy & Doubt- Cow Going Abstract- The Invisible Foot
The Age of Loneliness- Through the Reading Glasses

Steven S. Taylor is a Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Foisie Business School, USA. His research is focused in two areas, organizational aesthetics and reflective practice. Taylor is a founder of the field of Organizational Aesthetics, co-convenor of the bi-annual 'Art Management and Organization' conference and editor of the journal Organizational Aesthetics.

Inhalt

Contents 7
Contributors 8
List of Tables 12
1 Breakfast Was My Idea 13
References 20
2 Soft Targets 23
Act I: The World Without 26
Act II: The Polka Within 55
Commentary by Dawn Elm (University of St. Thomas) and Sandra Waddock (Boston College) 86
References 92
3 Capitalist Pigs 93
ACT 1 96
ACT II 133
Commentary by Melissa Baucus (Texas State University) 171
The Experience of Acting 172
The Play’s “Message” for Teaching 173
The Importance of Stories 176
Conclusion 179
References 179
4 Blasphemy & Doubt
Commentary by Aliki Nicolaides (University of Georgia), Aftab Erfan (University of British Columbia), and David McCallum (Lemoyne College) 231
David McCallum on Social Constructivism 231
Aliki Nicolaides on Loops of Learning and Feedback 233
Aftab Erfan on Action Logics 235
Ending 238
Reference 238
5 Cow Going Abstract 239
Commentary by Jan Rae (London South Bank University) 267
References 271
6 The Invisible Foot 273
Commentary by Peter Rivard (Suffolk University) & Rich Dejordy (California State University, Fresno)
References 314
7 The Age of Loneliness 315
Commentary by Allan Owens (University of Chester), Anne Pässilä (Lappeenranta University of Technology), and Tatiana Chemi (Aalborg University) 344
“I shot her twice”: negotiating meaning in staged readings 344
References 351
8 Through the Reading Glasses 353
Through the Reading Glasses 354
Commentary by Carol H. Sawyer (University of La Verne) 378
An active, dynamic process 380
References 382
9 Using Plays 384
References 391
Index 393

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.11.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Business, Arts and Humanities
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Business, Arts and Humanities
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 385 p. 8 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Cognition • Management Education • organisational art • organisational theatre • Play
• ISBN-13: 9783319631271 / 9783319631271