Thinking The Art of Management : Stepping Into 'Heidegger's Shoes'

Management-science or management-art? This text addresses this question through a philosophy of an art-related management practice, contributing a paradigmatic thesis of management practiced as an art-form. It goes beyond the extension of aesthetic understanding to management and organization study to aid understanding of management. "With the growing incidence of art-related interventions in management training and organizational practice, this book addresses the perennial but relatively unexplored question: management-science or management-art? Through a series of philosophical reflections on art, management and art-related management practice, this book provides the reader with a unique and logical argument for one answer to this question." "Thinking the Art of Management contributes the possibilities of a paradigmatic thesis of management practiced as an art form, specifically one of management pointillism. This text goes beyond the mere extension of aesthetic understanding to management and organization study. It provides a rich source of abstract concepts and theories to bring new, interesting and critical insight to an understanding of sensible management practice. By broadening the possibilities of current theory and knowledge, it will offer advanced management scholars and thinkers new insights for the constructive application of knowledge."--BOOK JACKET Résumé : With the growing incidence of art-related interventions in management training and organizational practice, this book addresses the perennial but relatively unexplored question : management-science or management-art? Through a series of philosophical reflections on art, management and art-related management practice, this book provides the reader with a unique and logical argument for one answer to this question. Thinking the Art of Management contributes the possibilities of paradigmatic thesis of management practice as an art form, specifically one of management pointillism. This text goes beyond the mere extension of aesthetic understanding to management and organization study. It provides a rich source of abstract concepts and theories to bring new, interesting and critical insight to an understanding of sensible management practice. By broadening the possibilities of current theory and knowledge, it will offer advanced management scholars and thinkers new insights for the constructive application of knowledge Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Framing an Art of Management....Pages 15-36 A Portrait of the Organizational Manager....Pages 37-59 Degot’s Portrait of the Manager as an Artist....Pages 60-81 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Transcending Art’s Craft....Pages 85-106 The Aesthetic of Art: a Mediation of the Sublime....Pages 107-125 A Portrait of the Artist....Pages 126-145 A Negotiated Existence....Pages 146-165 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 A Portrait of the Manager-Artist (after Degot)....Pages 169-191 Stepping Into “Heidegger’s Shoes”....Pages 192-212 Into the Far Field....Pages 213-231 Back Matter....Pages 232-280