Time and organizational improvisation

Mary Crossan; Miguel Pina e Cunha; Vera Dusya; João Vieira da Cunha

doi:10.5465/AMR.2005.15281441

Time and organizational improvisation

Mary Crossan, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Vera Dusya, João Vieira da Cunha

NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)

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Abstract

We argue that effective management action is impeded by a simplistic understanding of time-one dominated by a clock-time perspective. Using the concept of improvisation. we reconcile two major time dichotomies associated with organizational phenomena: clock time versus event time and linear time versus cyclical time. We propose that improvisation offers a means for management theorists and practictioners to overcome these apparent time dichotomies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-145
Journal	The Academy of Management Review
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2005.15281441
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005

Keywords

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
JAZZ
MANAGEMENT
INNOVATION
ENVIRONMENTS
ROUTINES
STRATEGY
SUCCESS
MEMORY

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