Dramatism as method: the promise of praxis

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Journal of Organizational Change Management

ISSN: 0953-4814

Online from: 1988

Subject Area: Organization Studies

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Title:	Dramatism as method: the promise of praxis
Author(s):	Steve Graham-Hill, (Sullivan University, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and), Andrew J. Grimes, (University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
Citation:	Steve Graham-Hill, Andrew J. Grimes, (2001) "Dramatism as method: the promise of praxis", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 14 Iss: 3, pp.280 - 294
Keywords:	Creativity, Dramatization, Methodolgy
Article type:	Case study
DOI:	10.1108/09534810110394895 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	“Praxis” is the stated goal of Radical Humanist scholarship. But, this has been a goal without realization, and without method. To our knowledge there is no record of the realization of this goal in a management context. This paper reports our effort to develop a method to achieve praxis – “dramatism” as suggested by the work of Kenneth Burke, our “field test” of dramatism in a business setting, and the extent of our “success.” Our partial success points to refinements in the method, as it applies to Critical Theory agenda. We conclude by re-examining our understanding of praxis, questioning our purposes, and discussing the power of the method to affect the researchers.