: Steven S. Taylor
: Staging Organization Plays as critical commentaries on workplace life
: Palgrave Macmillan
: 9783319631271
: 1
: CHF 84.70
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: Management
: English
: 395
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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

oft 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 journalOrganizational Aesthetics.

Contents7
Contributors8
List of Tables12
1 Breakfast Was My Idea13
References20
2 Soft Targets23
Act I: The World Without26
Act II: The Polka Within55
Commentary by Dawn Elm (University of St. Thomas) and Sandra Waddock (Boston College)86
References92
3 Capitalist Pigs93
ACT 196
ACT II133
Commentary by Melissa Baucus (Texas State University)171
The Experience of Acting172
The Play’s “Message” for Teaching173
The Importance of Stories176
Conclusion179
References179
4 Blasphemy179
181179
Commentary by Aliki Nicolaides (University of Georgia), Aftab Erfan (University of British Columbia), and David McCallum (Lemoyne College)231
David McCallum on Social Constructivism231
Aliki Nicolaides on Loops of Learning and Feedback233
Aftab Erfan on Action Logics235
Ending238
Reference238
5 Cow Going Abstract239
Commentary by Jan Rae (London South Bank University)267
References271
6 The Invisible Foot273
Commentary by Peter Rivard (Suffolk University)273
310273
References314
7 The Age of Loneliness315
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 readings344
References351
8 Through the Reading Glasses353
Through the Reading Glasses354
Commentary by Carol H. Sawyer (University of La Verne)378
An active, dynamic process380
References382
9 Using Plays384
References391
Index393