Arts-based training in management development : the use of improvisational theatre
Gibb, Stephen (2004) Arts-based training in management development : the use of improvisational theatre. Journal of Management Development, 23 (8). pp. 741-750. (https://doi.org/10.1108/02621710410549594)
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Abstract
This paper describes and critically evaluates the use of Arts-Based Training (ABT) by exploring a case involving the use of improvisational theatre techniques as an element of management development. Claims that these techniques can be an effective means of achieving management development, as they succeed in involving managers in exploring problems and developing solutions to them at a deep rather than superficial level, while also motivating managers to “sort out” problems following development experiences, are investigated using a case study. The validity of improvisational theatre techniques, as an example of ABT in practice, needs to be balanced with a more critical appreciation of the limitations of such approaches.
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Item type: Article ID code: 15389 Dates: DateEvent31 January 2004PublishedKeywords: theatre, arts-based training, human resource management, Management. Industrial Management, Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous), History Subjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management Department: Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment Depositing user: Dr Stephen Gibb Date deposited: 04 Feb 2010 10:48 Last modified: 25 May 2023 09:02 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/15389