Strategic Organization special issue: Strategy and aesthetics call for papers (Deadline: 1 December 2026)

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Berlant L (2011) Cruel Optimism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press Books.

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Cattani G Ferriani S Godart F , et al. (eds) (2021) Aesthetics and Style in Strategy. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Ewenstein B Whyte J (2007) Beyond words: Aesthetic knowledge and knowing in organizations. Organization Studies 28(5): 689–708.

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