The Aesthetic Account of Everyday Life in Organizations: A Report on Recent Developments in Organizational Research

This article examines recent advances in organizational studies that disputed the dominance of conventional-positivist paradigms by addressing everyday life in organizations through the lens of aesthetic principles. First, I discuss developments in theory and methods, focusing on the “strong” version of Organizational Aesthetics that defends new conceptions about the nature of organizations and experiences of organizational life. Then, I illustrate this new account using two relevant studies. My research finds that the aesthetic account of organizations provides concepts and modes of analysis able to better respond to current conceptual and practical challenges both in organizational research and arts management.     

美学的文化学转向

20世纪末和世纪之交,美学和文学艺术理论领域出现了文化学转向.在西方与在中国,发生这种转向的语境不完全相同.走出康德式的审美无利害和艺术自律,将分析美学与美学上的文化学转向结合,成为当代中国美学发展的特色.正确认识西方理论及其在中国的误读,清醒认识当代中国文学理论资源,建立一种既有普世因素,也有个性特征的美学和文学理论,是中国美学研究的当务之急.这种新的研究会带来新的学术气象,代表着当代美学和文学研究的发展方向.