Antonio Strati (born 1949) is an Italian

organizational theorist An organization or organisation ( Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution (formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a par ...

, artist and Professor at the

University of Trento The University of Trento (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Trento'') is an Italian university located in Trento and nearby Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research, and international relations accord ...

, particularly known for his work on "Organization and aesthetics".Fineman, Stephen, ed. ''Emotion in organizations''. Sage, 2000.

Biography

Born in

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...

, Italy, Strati attended secondary education in Florence. He received his BA in sociology in 1974 from the

. In 1982 he received his PhD in Organization Studies in 1982 from the

Tavistock Institute The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations is a British non-profit research and consulting organisation, specialising in the study of group behavior. There are sister organisations in China and Germany. It was formally established in September ...

in London, where he specialized in Action Research.Curriculum Vitae Strati Antonio
, 2013. After his graduation he started at the

, where he was coordinated the teaching programme on qualitative methods in social research. He also directed the master's degree in Work, Organization and Information, and was vice-dean of the Faculty of Sociology. Eventually he was appointed Full professor at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Trento. Strati also lectured "A Photographic Look at Work and Organization" at

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

in Paris.

Selected publications

Books: * Strati, Antonio. ''Organization and aesthetics''. Sage, 1999. * Strati, Antonio. ''Theory and method in organization studies: paradigms and choices''. Sage, 2000. Articles, a selection: * Strati, Antonio. "Aesthetic understanding of organizational life." ''Academy of Management Review'' 17.3 (1992): 568–581. * Strati, Antonio. "La grounded theory." in: L. Ricolfi (ed,). ''La ricerca qualitativa, La Nuova Italia Scientifica'', Roma (1997). * Strati, Antonio. "The aesthetic approach in organization studies." ''The aesthetics of organization'' (2000): 13–34.

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