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Time and Organizational Improvisation
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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.
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- Authors
- Crossan, M., Cunha, M. P. E., Vera, D., & Cunha, J.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 129-145
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-3807
- OpenAlex
- W2083564710
- Cited by
- 391
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 23.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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