Representing wholeness: Learning via theatrical productions

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-136

  Elm, Dawn R ^a   Taylor, Steven S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Organizational learning; Presentational form; Theatre; Wholeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952946640     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492609360407     Document Type: Article

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