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Humphreys, M., Ucbasaran, Deniz and Lockett, Andy (2012) Sensemaking and sensegiving stories of jazz leadership. Human Relations, Vol.65 (No.1). pp. 41-62. doi:10.1177/0018726711424320 ISSN 0018-7267.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726711424320
Abstract
Drawing on contemporary interviews and archival data, we explore how stories can be used as templates to guide jazz musicians’ sensemaking about the leadership of teams, what it means to be a jazz musician and what jazz is (or is not). By going beyond the metaphorical notion of jazz as improvisation, we contribute to theories of leadership by showing how informal storytelling can act as a powerful sensemaking and sensegiving mechanism for leadership and organizing. We also explore the contested nature of stories drawing on the notion of ‘antenarrative’. Our analysis contributes to the body of work on leader sensegiving and storytelling by examining the conditions under which a story’s sensegiving power may be restricted. Our research suggests that the sensegiving power of an ante-narrative and associated stories depends on whether or not they attempt to counter a dominant discourse.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Centre for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Human Relations | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0018-7267 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.65 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 22 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 41-62 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0018726711424320 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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