Artistic intervention, where the world of the arts is brought into organizations, has increasingly become a research field in itself with strong links to both creativity and innovation. This book is the first comprehensive attempt to map the theoretical development of the field and place it within the context of related concepts from management/organization theory. Featuring chapters from prominent and emerging scholars, including Nancy J. Adler, Barbara Czarniawska, Lotte Darsø and Alexander Styhre, it places artistic interventions within an international context. The book also offers readers the opportunity to learn from experiences in a varied range of organizations, and covers many art-forms.

Part I. Framing the Field 1. Artistic Interventions in Organizations: Introduction 2. Arts-in-Business from 2004 to 2014: From experiments in Practice to Research and Leadership Development Part II. Assessment and Evidence 3. Multistakeholder Perspectives on Searching for Evidence of Values-added in Artistic Interventions in Organizations 4. Assessing the Business Impact of Arts-Based Initiatives Part III. Learning from Success and Failure 5. A Newspaper Changes its Identity Through an Artistic Intervention 6. Fostering Creativity through Artistic Interventions: Two Stories of Failed Attempts to Commodify Creativity 7. Artistic Interventions in Organizations as Détournement and Constructed Situations Part IV. Experiences with Different Art Forms 8. From Aspiration to Evidence: Music, Leadership and Organizational Transformation 9. Choreographic Creative Processes for Innovation 10. Playing the 'Magic If': A Theatre Director's Perspective on Intervening Part V. Responsibility for Making it Happen 11. Managers in Artistic Interventions and their Leadership Approach 12. Mind the Gap! Bridging Strategies for Artistic Interventions in Organizations 13. Organizational Studios: Enabling Innovation Part VI. Reflections 14. From Revolution to Evolution ... And Back Again? 15. Postlude