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Author:   Stella Minahan ,  Julie Wolfram Cox
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
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9781138620797

ISBN 10:   1138620793
Pages:   582
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents: Introduction; Part I The Aesthetic Turn: Arts and Appreciation in Organization and Management: Aesthetic understanding of organizational life, Antonio Strati ; Finding form: looking at the field of organizational aesthetics, Steven S. Taylor and Hans Hansen; Strategy retold: toward a narrative view of strategic discourse, David Barry and Michael Elmes; Organizational kitsch, Stephen Linstead; The labour of aesthetics and the aesthetics of organization, Anne Witz, Chris Warhurst and Dennis Nickson. Part II Following and Framing Management Fashion: Rhetoric and myth in management fashion, Alfred Kieser; A fantasy theme analysis of Peter Senge's learning organization, Bradley G. Jackson; Haute couture and prêt-a-porter: the popular press and the diffusion of management practices, Carmelo Mazza and Jos uis Alvarez; Management fashion as image-spectacle: the production of best-selling management books, Timothy Clark and David Greatbatch. Part III From Fashion to Fiction: Narrative and Storytelling Approaches: The storytelling organization: a study of performance in an office-supply firm, David M. Boje; Organizational story and storytelling: a critical review, Mary E. Boyce; A four times told tale: combining narrative and scientific knowledge in organization studies, Barbara Czarniawska; Narratives of organizational identity and identification: a case study of hegemony and resistance, Michael Humphreys and Andrew D. Brown. Part IV The Theatre and Performance of Management: Management as a performing art, Iain L. Mangham; The cultural performance of control, Rolland Munro; Playing the part: reflections on aspects of mere performance in the customer-client relationship, Heather Höpfl; From dramaturgy to theatre as technology: the case of corporate theatre, Timothy Clark and Iain Mangham; Spectacular metaphors: from theatre to cinema, Thomasz Wood Jr. Part V Management Improvisation: Jazz and Beyond: Improvisation as a mindset for organizational analysis, Karl

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