Aesthetic Reflection in Managerial Theory and Practice
Aesthetic Reflection in Managerial Theory and Practice

Summary/Abstract: Research on the aesthetics of organisations, conducted for several decades, has led to organisationsbeing no longer regarded as aesthetically neutral entities, but as forms of expression, susceptible toseveral aspects of human perception, interpretation and reaction. This approach can be of particularimportance for supporting creativity, innovativeness, knowledge conversion, and for critical reflection onthe theory of management and managerial practice. In order to take full advantage of the potential ofthis cognitive perspective, one should turn to applied practices (e.g. the work of designers and artists)combined with theory (of perception, design or art), which have thus far remained beyond the purviewof mainstream organisation and management theory.

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