The Aesthetic Imperative of a Rational-Technical Machinery: A Study in Organizational Control Through the Design of Artifacts

The development of modern business and administrative organizations that are formally rational and technical in their structures and operations has given rise to the false conclusion that the aesthetic dimension does not figure at all in their making. The present paper argues that the opposite is th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert Witkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Exeter 2009-01-01
Series:Music and Arts in Action
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.musicandartsinaction.net/index.php/maia/article/view/aestheticimperative