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Hadjimichael, Demetris (2019) Defining the indefinite: improvisation, tacit knowledge and perception. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Organizational improvisation refers to how members of organizations respond intentionally and creatively to situations with abysmal planning. This is an important skill to have because organizations are constantly faced with novel situations to which they often have very little time to respond. The thesis reviews the literature on organizational improvisation and organizes the literature in three perspectives. In turn this allows the study to identify that the hitherto research on improvisation has overlooked lived experience, emotions and values, as well as to note that accounts of improvisation are conceptualised, to a large degree, through stable, separable entities rather than through ongoing enmeshed processes. Seeking to pay particular attention to addressing the aforementioned limitations of the literature, this study attempts to answer the question of how improvisation is enacted and experienced. To do so the study synthesizes insights from phenomenology, practice theory and strands of ecological psychology and applies these insights to the interpretation of data collected using ethnographic techniques from an air traffic control unit. This study contributes to the literature by introducing and synthesizing new conceptual distinctions that better enable research to capture the ongoing, value-laden and lived qualities of experiencing and enacting improvisation.
| Item Type: | Thesis or Dissertation (PhD) | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Creative ability in business, Improvisation (Acting), Organizational change, Tacit knowledge | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2019 | ||||
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| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Warwick Business School | ||||
| Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Tsoukas, Haridimos | ||||
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| Extent: | 309 leaves | ||||
| Language: | eng |
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