Claus Springborg
Organization studies,
Cranfield School of Management
Qualifications
Master in musicology (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Background
Leader in UPS, process consultant, musician/choir conductor.
Research Topic
Aesthetic Inquiry
Research Issue
The use of artistic forms, i.e. poetry, paintings, theatre performance, music, etc., as research methodology when studying the aesthetic dimension, i.e. felt sense experience, of phenomena in organizations and management studies.
Research Methods
Interpretive methods focusing on aesthetic experience.
Why I Chose Cranfield
Because of the opportunity to work with Donna Ladkin as supervisor and because of the emphasis on praxis.
Published Papers
Claus Springborg (2010): Leadership as Art – Leaders Coming to Their Senses, in Steve Taylor & Donna Ladkin (eds.): Leadership 6(3): 243-258, Sage
Claus Springborg (2009): The Basic Creative Practice Of Perception, Conference paper, EGOS 2009: Passion in Business, Barcelona
Claus Springborg (2008): Methods For Receiving Out-Of-The-Box Insights – In Business, Art, Science, And Personal/Spriritual Development, Conference paper, Conference Paper, Det Danske Ledelses Akademi 2008: Ledelse – brudflader og paradokser i ledelsesudfordringen, Copenhagen
Claus Springborg (2007): Invitation til at Lytte, ArtsinBusiness newsletter
Claus Springborg (2006): From broken guitar string to tool for innovation, Quarterly 2006 #1 – Democratic science, DPU (http://www.dpu.dk/site.aspx?p=10527)
Claus Springborg (2001): Analyse af lydparameteren i rock og pop musik ved hjælp af metaforteori, Thesis from Musicology at the University of Copenhagen