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Developing a relational view of the organizing role of objects : a study of the innovation process in computer games

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Scarbrough, Harry, Panourgias, Nikiforos and Nandhakumar, Joe (2015) Developing a relational view of the organizing role of objects : a study of the innovation process in computer games. Organization studies, 36 (2). pp. 197-220. doi:10.1177/0170840614557213 ISSN 0170-8406.

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Abstract

Innovation processes create distinctive challenges for coordination. Objects are seen as supporting coordination in such settings by enabling the emergent action needed to deal with a dynamic and uncertain process. Thus, previous work has highlighted the role of different types of objects in coordinating the collaborative tasks undertaken by expert groups, either by motivating the creation of new knowledge or through the translation of understanding. Through an empirical study of innovation processes in the computer games sector, our paper adds to this previous work by finding that the relations between objects, and not the objects alone, help to orchestrate multiple collaborative tasks towards a final outcome within temporal and resource constraints. The relational view which emerges from this study shows how such a ‘system of objects’ is able to stabilize coordination of the process while preserving the emergence and autonomy of games developer practices needed to achieve innovation.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Information Systems & Management
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Video games industry -- Technological innovations, Video games -- Design, Organizational change
Journal or Publication Title: Organization studies
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0170-8406
Official Date: February 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2015Published
26 November 2014Available
Volume: 36
Number: 2
Number of Pages: 24
Page Range: pp. 197-220
DOI: 10.1177/0170840614557213
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 30 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access: 30 December 2015
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number: RES-000-22-2809 (ESRC)

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