Dodgson, Mark, Gann, David M. and Salter, Ammon (2007) “In case of fire, please use the elevator”: simulation technology and organization in fire engineering. Organization Science, 18 (5). pp. 849-864. doi:10.1287/orsc.1070.0287 ISSN 1047-7039.

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Abstract

Interorganizational projects can provide a vehicle for innovation, despite the professional and organizational barriers that confront this form of organizing. The case of fire engineering shows how such projects use simulation technology as a boundary object to foster innovation in a new organizational field. Engineers use simulation technology to produce radical changes in fire control and management, such as using elevators to evacuate buildings during emergencies. A framework is developed that explores how decisions can be reached and tensions resolved amongst multiple, diverse, and discordant actors striving for a shared appreciation of negotiated futures. This framework extends theories of engineering knowledge and boundary objects. It sheds new light on how to organize collective, knowledge-based work to produce reliable and innovative designs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Organization Science
Publisher:	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (I N F O R M S)
ISSN:	1047-7039
Official Date:	1 October 2007
Dates:	Date Event 1 October 2007 Published
Volume:	18
Number:	5
Page Range:	pp. 849-864
DOI:	10.1287/orsc.1070.0287
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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