Practice Theory: What It Is, Its Philosophical Base, and What It Offers Organization Studies

This chapter outlines the philosophical foundations of practice theory, which emphasizes materiality, embodiment, emotions, and practice over cognition. It reviews Wittgenstein and Heidegger's contributions to practice theory and discusses how practice theory diverges from other major theories. Three approaches to practice are explored: commonsensical, general, and domain-specific. The chapter concludes with implications for organization studies.

Context and quantification

About the policy

Area

Culture, Education and Youth

Instrument

Educational Methods

Intervention

Cultural Practice Theory

Cost

None

Funding

None

Institutional arrangement

None

Impacts

Stakeholders involved

Cultural organizations

Stakeholders impacted

General public

Wellbeing

Education, Community

Justice consideration

Procedural

Metadata

Lead author nameJörgen Sandberg
Lead author genderMale
Lead author institutionNone
Lead author institution locationSweden
Peer reviewed?true
Grey literature?false
Type of paperResearch article
VolumeNone
Publication year2018
URL / DOINone
Sufficiency mentioned?false