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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679883803321

Titolo

Organizational improvisation / / edited by Ken N. Kamoche, Miguel Pina e Cunha and Joao Vieira da Cunha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-50648-1

0-415-26176-7

1-134-50649-X

1-280-07365-9

0-203-36160-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KamocheKen N

CunhaMiguel Pina e

CunhaJoao Vieira da <1974->

Disciplina

658.406

Soggetti

Organizational change

Organizational learning

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction and overview; Jazz as a process of organizational innovation; Making sense of improvisation; Improvisation as a mindset for organizational analysis; Exploring the empty spaces of organizing: How improvisational jazz helps redescribe organizational structure; Organizational improvisation: What, when, how and why; Creativity and improvisation in jazz and organizations: Implications for organizational learning; The aesthetic of imperfection in orchestras and organizations

Improvising organizational transformation over time: A situated change perspectiveThe art of continuous change: Linking complexity theory and time-paced evolution in relentlessly shifting organizations; The convergence of planning and execution: Improvisation in new product development; Once again: what, when, how and why: A prospectus for research in organizational improvisation; Index



Sommario/riassunto

The relatively new field of organizational improvisation is concerned with the pressures on organizations to react continually to today's ever-changing environment. Organizational improvisation has important implications for such subjects as product innovation, teamworking and organizational renewal, and this new book brings together some of the best and most thought-provoking papers published in recent years. This area is now emerging as one of the most important in organizational science, and this book provides a comprehensive collection suitable for students, researchers and practitioners a