Dramatism as method: the promise of praxis

"Praxis" is the stated goal of Radical Humanist scholarship. But, this has been a goal without realization, and without method To our knowledge there is no record of the realization of this goal in a management context. This paper reports our effort to develop a method to achieve praxis - "dramatism " as suggested by the work of Kenneth Burke, our "field test" of dramatism in a business setting, and the extent of our "success." Our partial success points to refinements in the method, as it applies to Critical Theory agen da. We conclude by re-examining our understanding of Praxis, questioning ou r purposes, and discussing the power of the method to affect the researcher s.