Research Handbook on Organizational Aesthetics

This Research Handbook presents a comprehensive account of the origins and evolution of the field of organizational aesthetics. Including contributions both from founders of the field and from emerging scholars, it provides a sourcebook of methodologically innovative and philosophically rigorous ways to research aesthetics in and of organizations. This Research Handbook presents a comprehensive account of the origin and evolution of the field of organizational aesthetics. Including contributions both from founders of the field and from emerging scholars, it provides a sourcebook of methodologically innovative and philosophically rigorous ways to research aesthetics in and of organizations. The Handbook examines a variety of concepts and practices, including: knowing with and through the senses; knowing with and through art; analyzing organizations in sensory and/or artistic terms; and the utilization of artistic and aesthetic methods in organizations. The Handbook also addresses a range of topics and media, including artificial intelligence, architecture, drama, film, food, ecology, gender, and music. Throughout, the Handbook seeks to provide evidence of existing possibilities for understanding the importance of aesthetics in organizations, while raising questions that should inspire future research within the field. This Research Handbook on Organizational Aesthetics is a valuable resource for scholars and students who research artistic and aesthetic phenomena in organizations and consider their relevance to the study of business and management, sociology, anthropology, art history, and philosophical aesthetics. It will also benefit practitioners in organizations who seek to lead and manage artfully or aesthetically.