CUHK Cultural Ecology Lecture Series
Public Lecture by Professor Heather Höpfl
Topic:
Aesthetics and Management: A History and New Directions in the Relationship between Art and Management
The relationship between art and management is an interesting one but one that is not without problems. This talk will give some attention to the history of the relationship between art and management as it has been developed and theorized over a period of time. What is apparent is that over about 25 years there have been attempts to produce a notion of organizational aesthetics either:
- for the study of organizations from an aesthetic perspective
- as aesthetics of organizations – concerned with design, work environments, ambiance
- as a critical standpoint from which to theorize
The presentation will outline a short history and illustrate some of the ways in which art and aesthetics are being used in management research and teaching.
Date: 21 Nov 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Venue: McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Admission free
Conducted in English
Professor Heather Höpfl
Heather Höpfl is Professor of Management at the University of Essex . She is an organizational psychologist and has worked with a range of organizations including the Department of Social Security, British Telecomm, British Airways, and in mental hospitals and prisons. She has published extensively on organizational symbolism and aesthetics including The Aesthetics of Organization with Stephen Linstead and is the editor of Culture and Organization.
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Organized by the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK