Organizational improvisation: from the constraint of strict tempo to the power of the avant-garde

Miguel Pina e Cunha, Stewart Clegg, Arménio Rego, Pedro Neves

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Abstract

Improvisation is too simple a name for a complex class of processes. The improvisational label, in fact, covers very different processes, from impromptu, ad-libbed responses to carefully designed organizational choreographies. We discuss different forms of organizational improvisation (ad-hoc, covert, provocative and managed), and trace their roots in the discipline of organization theory, in order to promote a granular and power-sensitive understanding of improvisation in organizations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-373
Number of pages15
JournalCreativity and Innovation Management
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

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