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- Title
Tales of the unexpected: Discussing improvisational learning.
- Authors
Cunha, Miguel Pina e; Neves, Pedro; Clegg, Stewart R.; Rego, Arménio
- Abstract
Improvisation has been treated largely as if it were a conceptual monolith: all improvisations are similar. We challenge this theorizing by distinguishing forms of improvisation in organizations (semi-structured, episodic, subversive, resistive) and by exploring ways in which these forms interrelate in improvisational sequences. Improvisation is not just something individuals do; it is a learned capacity that organizations can manage. We introduce the dimension of improvisational formality and informality, adding a political dimension to the study of the topic. By combining forms in process sequences, we organize the existing literature under a systematic perspective facilitating theory development via an integrative understanding of how improvisation produces learning.
- Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL learning; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; ORGANIZATIONAL sociology; PSYCHOLOGICAL typologies; ORGANIZATIONAL goals
- Publication
Management Learning, 2015, Vol 46, Issue 5, p511
- ISSN
1350-5076
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1350507614549121