Organizational improvisation and organizational memory
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Moorman, C; Miner, AS
Published in: Academy of Management Review
January 1, 1998
We define organizational improvisation as the degree to which the composition and execution of an action converge in time, and we examine the theoretical potential of this definition. We then propose that both organizational procedural memory (skill knowledge) and declarative memory (fact knowledge) moderate improvisation's impact on organizational outcomes in distinct ways. We also suggest that improvisation influences organizational memory by (1) generating experiments and (2) permitting the development of higher-level competency in improvisation. Contemporary technological changes related to the nature of organizational memory intensify the salience of these issues.
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Academy of Management Review
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0363-7425
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Volume
23
Issue
4
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698 / 723
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
- 1505 Marketing
- 1503 Business and Management
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Moorman, C., & Miner, A. S. (1998). Organizational improvisation and organizational memory. Academy of Management Review, 23(4), 698–723. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.1998.1255634
Moorman, C., and A. S. Miner. “Organizational improvisation and organizational memory.” Academy of Management Review 23, no. 4 (January 1, 1998): 698–723. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.1998.1255634.
Moorman C, Miner AS. Organizational improvisation and organizational memory. Academy of Management Review. 1998 Jan 1;23(4):698–723.
Moorman, C., and A. S. Miner. “Organizational improvisation and organizational memory.” Academy of Management Review, vol. 23, no. 4, Jan. 1998, pp. 698–723. Scopus, doi:10.5465/AMR.1998.1255634.
Moorman C, Miner AS. Organizational improvisation and organizational memory. Academy of Management Review. 1998 Jan 1;23(4):698–723.
Published In
Academy of Management Review
DOI
ISSN
0363-7425
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Volume
23
Issue
4
Start / End Page
698 / 723
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
- 1505 Marketing
- 1503 Business and Management