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Nicolini, Davide and Mengis, Jeanne (2009) Working together in the space between expertise and ignorance. In: 2009 Academy of Management: Green Management Matters, Chicago, Illinois, 7-11 Aug 2009. Published in: Proceeding of the 2009 Academy of Management
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Abstract
This paper examines the phenomenon of interdisciplinary collaboration to critically appraise the widespread
idea that working together requires the integration of knowledge. We build both on the concepts of common
ground/grounding and interactional/contributory expertise to analyze in two case studies how common ground evolves in practice. We find that building common ground is a continuous process of both developing common knowledge and dissecting differences (dependencies) in knowing and of both confirming and questioning legitimacy of experts (positioning own expertise and admitting ignorance). We further discuss the relationship between personal and communal common ground and refine our theorizing in the context of interdisciplinary collaboration by distinguishing grounding activities specific to tasks characterizations.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceeding of the 2009 Academy of Management | ||||
| Publisher: | Academy of Management | ||||
| Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Version or Related Resource: | Swan JA , Mengis, J and Nicolini, D. Working together in the space between expertise and ignorance. International Conference on Organizational learning Knowledge and Capabilities. Copenhagen, 2008. | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | 2009 Academy of Management: Green Management Matters | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
| Location of Event: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 7-11 Aug 2009 |
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