Organized improvisation: 20 years of organizing
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Studies
- Vol. 40 (4) , 241-248
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10510978909368277
Abstract
This essay uses twenty years of research into organizing as a way both of viewing current research efforts and of laying a foundation for future efforts. Since organizing can be conceived as a continuous flow of movement that people try to coordinate with a continuous flow of input, jazz is used as a metaphor for understanding organizing. Variations on themes and improvisation become key perspectives with which to understand how people communicate and, thereby, organize.Keywords
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