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Steven S Taylor

Publications

Peer-Reviewed (Refereed) Journal Articles

• Taylor, S. S. In Press. "Blasphemy & Doubt: Leading Change in a Socially Constructed Organization." Aesthesis: International Journal of Art and Aesthetics in Management and Organizational Life.

• Taylor, S. S. In Press. Theatrical Performance as Unfreezing: "Ties That Bind" at the Academy of Management, Journal of Management Inquiry.

• Taylor, S. S. 2007. "The Three Faces of Leadership: Manager, Artist, Priest". Journal of Organizational Change Management. Vol. 20(1), pp. 150-153.

• Taylor, S. S. 2005. "My mother, my sweater: An aesthetics of action perspective for teaching communication", Journal of Organizational Behavior Education. Vol. 1(1).

• Taylor, S. S. & Hanson, H. 2005. "Finding Form: Looking at the field of Organizational Aesthetics." Journal of Management Studies. Vol. 42(6) pp 1211-32.

• Elmes, M. B. & Taylor, S. S. 2005. "From Chaos to Tempered Radicalism: The Form and Content of Organizational Resistance." in K. Mark Weaver (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.

• Taylor, S. S. 2004. "Presentational form in first person research: Off-line collaborative reflection using art." Action Research. Vol. 2(1) pp. 67-84. (Sage's Top Ten downloaded Action Research articles for 2005-06)

• Nissley, N., Taylor, S. S., & Houden, L. 2004. "The Politics of Performance in Organizational Theatre-Based Training and Interventions." Organization Studies, Vol. 25(5) pp 817-840.

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Ties that bind." Management Communication Quarterly. Vol. 17(2) pp. 280-300.

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Knowing in your gut: A reflection on doing theater and my underlying epistemology of communication." Management Communication Quarterly. Vol. 17(2) pp. 272-279.

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Dissolving Anchors: Acid Management on Mars." Tamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science, Vol. 2(4) pp 1-6.

• Taylor, S. S. 2002. "The Aesthetics of Organizations". Organization Studies. Vol. 23(6) pp 981-983.

• Taylor, S. S. 2002. 'Are we there, yet?'. Concepts and Transformation, Vol. 6(2), pp 212-217.

• Taylor, S. S. 2002. "Overcoming Aesthetic Muteness : Researching Organizational Members' Aesthetic Experience." Human Relations, Vol. 55(7) pp. 821-840.

• Nissley, N., Taylor, S. S. & Butler, O. 2002. "The Power of Organizational Song: An organizational discourse an aesthetic expression of organizational culture." Tamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science, Vol. 2(1), pp 47-62.

• Taylor, S. S. 2001. "A Clockwork Postmodern." Journal of Management Inquiry., Vol. 10 (2), p. 133.

• Taylor, S. S., Fisher, D. & Dufresne, R. L. 2000. "The Aesthetics of Management Storytelling: A Key to Organizational Learning." Management Learning, Vol. 33(3) pp. 313-330.

• Taylor, S. S. 2000. "Aesthetic Knowledge in Academia: Capitalist Pigs at the Academy of Management." Journal of Management Inquiry. Vol. 9(3), pp. 304-328.

• Taylor, S. S. 1999. "Making Sense of Revolutionary Change: Differences in Members' Stories." Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 12(6), pp. 524-539.

• Harris, G. & Taylor, S. 1997. "Escaping the Box: Using a New Process Model to Support Participation and Improve Coordination." Center for Quality of Management Journal, Vol. 6(3), pp. 25-42.

Book Chapters

• Taylor, S. S., & Carboni, I. In Press. "Technique & Practices from the Arts: Expressive Verbs, Feelings, and Action." In D. Barry & H. Hansen (Eds.), Handbook of New & Emerging Approaches to Management & Organization, Thousand Oaks: Sage.

• Taylor, S. S. In Press. "Experiencing Different Modes of Knowledge Through Theatrical Improvisation." In E. Davel, S. Vergara, & D. Ghadiri (Eds.), Arts and Management: Experiences of Management Learning and Teaching

• Taylor, S. S. & Thellesen, Lone. In Press.. "'Tis a Pity She's a Manager: Is Organizational Theatre Prostitution? " In Boje, D, Meisek, S. & Darso L. (Eds.) The Organizational Theatre Thin Book.

• Taylor, Steven S. In Press. "Experimentando diferentes modos de conhecimento por meio da improvisação teatral." In: Davel, Eduardo; Vergara, Sylvia C.; and Ghadiri, Djahanchah Philip. Administração com arte: experiências vividas de ensino-aprendizagem. São Paulo: Editora Atlas (Portuguese translation of preceding chapter).

• Taylor, S. S., Rudolph J. W., & Foldy, E. G. In Press. "Teaching reflective: Key stages, concepts and practices." in P. Reason & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of Action Research, Thousand Oaks: Sage.

• Taylor, S. S. & Hansen H. In Press. "Finding Form: Looking at the field of Organizational Aesthetics." In K. S. Minahan and J. W. Cox (Eds.), The Aesthetic Turn in Management, London: Ashgate Publishing. (reprinted from Journal of Management Studies)

• Torbert, W. R & Taylor, S. S. In Press. "Action Inquiry: Interweaving Multiple Qualities of Attention for Timely Action." In P. Reason & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of Action Research, Thousand Oaks: Sage.

• Rudolph, J. W., Taylor, S. S., & Foldy, E. G. 2006. "Collaborative off-line reflection: A way to develop skill in action science and action inquiry." In P. Reason, & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of Action Research: Concise Paperback Edition. London: Sage (reprinted from original Handbook of Action Research).

• Nissley, N., Taylor, S. S. & Butler, O. 2003. "The Power of Organizational Song: An organizational discourse an aesthetic expression of organizational culture." In A. Carr & P. Hancock (Eds.) Art and Aesthetics at Work. Basingstoke: Palgrave macmillan, pp. 93-114. (reprinted from Tamara)

• Rudolph, J. W., Taylor, S. S., & Foldy, E. G. 2001. "Collaborative Off-line Reflection: A Way to Develop Skill in Action Science and Action Inquiry." In P. Reason & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of Action Research, Thousand Oaks: Sage, pp. 405-412.

Books (including edited volumes and textbooks)

• Torbert, Bill with Susanne Cook-Greuter, Dalmar Fisher, Erica Foldy, Alain Gauthier, Jackie Keeley, David Rooke, Sara Ross, Catherine Royce, Jenny Rudolph, Steve Taylor, and Mariana Tran 2004. "Action Inquiry." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Presentations

Conference Presentations

• Ladkin, D. & Taylor, S. S. 2007. "Constructing Authenticity: Arts-based Methods as a Means of Developing the Authentic Leadership Self." A paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Philadelphia.

• Taylor, S. S. (chair) 2007. "Art & Business: Partners in Doing Good?" An All Academy Symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Philadelphia.

• Taylor, S. S. & Ladkin D., 2007. "Explaining Arts-Based Methods in Development and Change in Organizations." A paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Philadelphia.

• Taylor, S. S. & Karanian, B. 2007. "When Leaders Sense Connection." A paper presented at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management 3rd workshop on Art & Aesthetics for Organizing and Management, Gattieres, France.

• Taylor, S. S. 2006. "A Perfect Knock on the Nut: A Study of the Aesthetics of Beautiful Interventions." A paper presented at the Art of Management and Organization Conference, Krakow, Poland.

• Taylor, S. S. & Ladkin, D. 2006. An Aesthetic Approach to Developing Authentic Leaders: Art Making as a Means of Constructing an Authentic Leadership Self." Paper presented at the annual European Group on Organizational Studies meeting, Bergen, Norway.

• Elmes, M. B. & Taylor, S. S. 2005. "From Chaos to Tempered Radicalism: The Form and Content of Organizational Resistance." Paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Honolulu, HI.

• Elmes, M. B. & Taylor, S. S. 2004. "Call me, we'll do lunch: Form and content in everyday resistance and provocation in organizations." A paper presented at the Art of Management and Organization Conference, Paris, France.

• Taylor, S. S. (chair) 2004. "Integrating Quantitative, Qualitative and Action Research for Actionable Knowledge." A symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, New Orleans, LA.

• Taylor, S. S. (chair) 2004. Aesthetics, Art and Management: "Not for philosophy does this rose give a damn.". A symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, New Orleans, LA.

• Hanson, H. Ferris, W. P. & Taylor, S. S. 2004. "Playmakers: Creating and Performing Actionable Knowledge." A professional development workshop given at the annual Academy of Management meeting, New Orleans, LA

• Taylor, S. S. (chair) 2003. "Art, aesthetics and the critical management imagination." A symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Seattle, WA.

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Ties that bind at the academy of management: Some thoughts on theater as intervention." Paper presented at the 2nd European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Aesthetics, Art and Management – Towards New Fields of Flow, Gattieres, France

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Action aesthetics." Paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Seattle, WA.

• Taylor, S. S. 2003. "Aesthetic Inquiry in Organization Studies: Doing Research from Aesthetically-Informed Frameworks." Presenter at a professional development workshop given at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Seattle, WA.

• Taylor, S. S. 2002. "Aesthetic form in first person inquiry." Paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Denver, CO.

• Taylor, S. S. 2001. ""That was ugly": Assessing organizational aesthetic performance." Paper presented at the New Directions in Organizational Performance Conference, Newcastle.

• Foldy, E. G., Taylor, S. S. & Rudolph, J. W. 2001. "Action science/action inquiry fundamentals: A workshop to improve our own daily interaction and/or research practices through off-line reflection." A professional development workshop given at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Washington DC.

• Nissley, N. & Taylor, S. S. 2001. "Tuning-In to the power of songs in organizations: Organizational song as aesthetic discourse and the discursive constitution of ideology." Paper presented at the Critical Management Studies Conference, Manchester.

• Taylor, S. S. (chair) 2001. "Organizational aesthetics: Emerging field or passing fad?." A symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Washington, DC.

• Taylor, S. S. 2000. "Overcoming Aesthetic Muteness: Researching organizational members' aesthetic experience." Paper presented at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Organizing Aesthetics, Siena, Italy

• Taylor, S. S. & Boje, D. M. (chairs) 1999. "Lessons from Theater: Beyond metaphor." Symposium presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Chicago.

• Taylor, S. S. & Fisher, D. 1999. "The Aesthetics of Management Storytelling: The good, the bad, and the ugly." Paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Chicago.

• Taylor, S. S. 1999. "Producing Organization Drama in the Classroom." Pre-conference workshop presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Las Cruces, NM.

• Jones, C. & Taylor, S. S. 1998. "Narrative and Network Methods for Research in Careers." Pre-conference workshop presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, San Diego.

• Harris, G. B. & Taylor, S. S. 1998. "Organizational Structuration: Interaction and interrelation." Paper presented at the annual European Group on Organizational Studies meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

• Taylor, S. S. 1998. "Making Sense of Revolutionary Change: Differences in members stories." Paper presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, San Diego.

Other Presentations

• March 2007, Banff Centre Though Leader Forum: Leading with Mindfulness: The
  Practice of Artful Reflection, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

• January 2006, Artistic Forms in First Person Inquiry, PhD workshop given at
  Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO

• December 2002, Art & Logic in First Person Inquiry, workshop given at Agora,
  Learning Lab Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Works

Original creative Works (including plays, musical compositions, novels)

• Black Pajamas. 2007. Production by the Dulwich Players, London, England

• Ties That Bind. 2006. Staged reading presented at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.

• Blasphemy & Doubt. 2006. A plenary session staged reading presented at the Art of Management and Organization Conference, Krakow, Poland.

• There's No way Out of Here, Well Maybe One; Okay Two, But No More. 2006. A production as part of WPI New Voices, Worcester, MA.

• Blasphemy & Doubt. 2006. A staged reading presented as part of the WPI Management Department Research Seminar Series, Worcester, MA.

• Black Pajamas. 2006. A production as part of WPI New Voices, Worcester, MA.

• Cow Going Abstract. 2005. A staged reading presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Scranton, PA.

• Ties That Bind. 2004. A plenary session staged reading presented at the Art of Management and Organization Conference, Paris, France.

• Ties That Bind. 2004. Staged reading presented at Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA.

• Language Circles. 2004. A mobile exhibited at the annual Academy of Management meeting, New Orleans, LA.

• Theory in Use. 2004. Photography exhibited at the annual Academy of Management meeting, New Orleans, LA.

• Capitalist Pigs. 2003. Staged reading presented at University of Aukland, Aukland, New Zealand.

• Ties That Bind. 2003. A staged reading presented as part of the WPI summer film festival. Worcester, MA.

• Me and my Dad: Moving pictures on the nature and meaning of work (in progress). (with Nick Nissley) 2003. A plenary session video presented at the 2nd European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Aesthetics, Art and Management – Towards New Fields of Flow, Gattieres, France

• Soft Targets. 2003. A production as part of WPI New Voices, Worcester, MA.

• Ties That Bind. 2002. Staged reading presented at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

• Ties that Bind. 2002. A staged reading presented as an All Academy symposium at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Denver, CO.

• Soft Targets. 2002. A plenary session staged reading presented at the Art of Management and Organization Conference, London, England.

• Soft Targets. 2001. A staged reading presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Washington, DC.

• Still, sad. 2001. Photography exhibited at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Washington, DC.

• Capitalist Pigs. 2000. A staged reading presented as Showcase session at the annual meeting of the International Association for Business and Society, Essex Junction, VT.

• A Clockwork Postmodern. 2000. A mobile exhibited at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Toronto.

• Capitalist Pigs. 1999. A plenary session staged reading presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Las Cruces, NM.

• Capitalist Pigs. 1998. A staged presented at the annual Academy of Management meeting, San Diego.

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