Member - Stefan Meisiek

Hello, my name is Stefan Meisiek and I am an assistant professor at Universidade Nova in Lisbon , Portugal and a senior researcher at the Learning Lab Denmark .

My core interest is how emotion and artful approaches facilitate innovations and entrepreneurial behavior. I examine the effects that the social sharing of emotion has on knowledge sharing, development of organizational narratives, and the self-presentation of CEOs in start-up businesses. Further, I have focused on artful approaches, such as organizational theatre or artist-company partnerships, as means to foster multi-level innovations.

Email: smeisiek@fe.unl.pt

Homepage: www.fe.unl.pt

Contact Info:

Tel: +351 21 382 27 23
Fax: +351 21 387 39 73

Selected Publications:

Meisiek, S. (2004) Which Catharsis Do They Mean? Aristotle, Moreno , Boal and Organization Theatre. Organization Studies 25:5, p. 797-816.

Illustrative examples and a comprehensive discussion of the effects of theatrical techniques in organizations.

Meisiek, S. (2002). Situation Drama in Change Management - Types and Effects of a New Managerial Tool. International Journal of Arts Management , 4, 48-55.

Introduction to theatre as technique to foster change in organizations.

Meisiek, S. Playing for a Change: Theater in a Home Care Organization. In S-E. Sjöstrand, C. Gustafsson, & P. Guillet de Monthoux (Eds.), Fields of Flow. (Forthcoming)

Empirical study on the effects of theatrical techniques in a Danish municipality.

Meisiek, S. & Dabitz, R. (1999). Unternehmenstheater und Katharsis. In G. Schreyögg, & R. Dabitz (Eds.), Unternehmenstheater . Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. (in German).