 |
 |
| Titre : |
The aesthetic approach to the formulation of organizational strategy: the example of a French university |
|
| Numéro : |
71 |
|
| Année : |
2021 |
|
| Volume : |
XXVII |
|
| Auteur(s) : |
Vera IVANAJ, Sandrine BERGER-DOUCE |
|
| Résumé : |
This article explores the way in which the aesthetic approach contributes to reinventing the formation of strategy by thinking outside the box, responding to recent calls for the introduction of more “sensitivity” in the field of strategic management to counter the domination of rationality and positivism. Faced with the pervasiveness of uncertainty, organizations are looking for innovative approaches to think about change. As such, art-based methods seem particularly relevant. This is why an action-research by artistic intervention is carried out by one of the authors within a multidisciplinary French university which serves as a field of investigation to question the potential contributions of an aesthetic approach in the service of the strategy of a specific category of organizations, in this case universities. For several decades, research has emphasized the atypical nature of universities in terms of their relationship to strategy, while these institutions are now faced with paradoxical injunctions requiring them to reinvent themselves to meet the challenges of global competition. The formulation of the strategy seems to be facilitated by the integration of cognitive, emotional and bodily processes that stimulate creativity and lead to an intuitive and imaginative understanding of the meaning of strategy and its complexity. This understanding provides satisfaction and motivation but also changes in behaviors and values at the individual and organizational levels thanks to the evocative power of metaphor and the stimulating energy of drawing and painting. |
|
| Pages : |
147 - 184 |
|
| DOI : |
https://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-psychosociologie-de-gestion-des-comportements-organisationnels-2021-71-page-147.htm |
|
| Type : |
Research paper |
|
| Keywords : |
aesthetic approach, art, action research, strategy, university |
|
| APA : |
|
|
| Citations : |
0 |
|
| CAIRN : |
https://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-psychosociologie-de-gestion-des-comportements-organisationnels-2021-71-page-147.htm |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Most cited papers |
| |
| Display TOP | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | |
| |
|
|
| Louis Jacques, Filion |
|
| Entrepreneurial representations: an emerging field of study |
|
| Volume XIV, Issue 32, 2008 Afficher plus |
|
|
|
| Cornelius, Castoriadis |
|
| The "rationality" of capitalism |
|
| Volume IV, Issue 08, 1997 Afficher plus |
|
|
|
| Robert, Paturel |
|
| Grandeurs and servitudes of entrepreneurship ... |
|
| Volume XIII, Issue 31, 2007 Afficher plus |
|
|
|
| Jean, Pralong |
|
| The image of work according to Y generation. An intergenerational comparison on 400 subjects using a cognitive mapping technique |
|
| Volume XVI, Issue 39, 2010 Afficher plus |
|
|
|
| Harry, Coenen |
|
| Action research. The relationship between researchers and the researched |
|
| Volume VII, Issue 16-17, 2001 Afficher plus |
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
