Arts based training in Management Development: improvisational theatre

Gibb, S. (2004) Arts based training in Management Development: improvisational theatre. Journal of Management Development, 23 (8). pp. 741-750. ISSN 0262-1711 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02621710410549594)

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:	4141
  Dates:	Date Event 2004 Published
  Keywords:	creative thinking, leadership, theatre, training, management science, 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:	Strathprints Administrator
  Date deposited:	03 Oct 2007
  Last modified:	17 Feb 2023 01:52
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/4141