Abstract
In this paper we analyze organizational theatre interventions as attempts at managing
polyphony. A qualitative, longitudinal, single-case study helped us to track the polyphonic process of an organizational theatre event from its early development to its follow up phases. While organizational theatre is able to facilitate multivocal and diverse debates and interpretations of situations, the outcomes for individuals depended on their perceived power status, and the reactions of other audience members to the performance. As a consequence, the polyphonic processes of translation and deconstruction – which hitherto were assumed to be mutually exclusive – occurred in parallel among organizational members. The findings suggest that normative views on polyphony in organizations need to accommodate synoptic power relationships.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Papers from the 30th EGOS Colloquium 2014 |
Place of Publication | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Publisher | European Group for Organizational Studies EGOS |
Pages | 1-30 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium (30th : 2014) - Rotterdam, The Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2014 → 5 Jul 2014 |
Conference
Conference | European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium (30th : 2014) |
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City | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Period | 3/07/14 → 5/07/14 |