Improvisation and learning in organizations – an opportunity for future empirical research

Development and Learning in Organizations

ISSN: 1477-7282

Article publication date: 16 February 2010

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Vendelo, M.T. (2010), "Improvisation and learning in organizations – an opportunity for future empirical research", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2010.08124bad.007

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Improvisation and learning in organizations – an opportunity for future empirical research

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 24, Issue 2

Vendelo M.T.Management Learning (UK),September 2009Vol. 40 No. 4Start page: 449No. of pages: 8

Purpose – Argues that organizational improvisation has been largely ignored as a research topic by journals on organizational learning, including Management Learning. Discusses what improvisation is, its links with organizational learning and a future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach – Sets out a definition of organizational improvisation and explains the links between it and organizational learning. Discusses the gaps in the research on organizational improvisation and some misconceptions. Sets out research strands that are seen as worth pursuing.Article type: ViewpointISSN: 1350-5076Reference: 38AX834

Keywords: Organizational learning, Research

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