The flesh and blood of improvisation : a study of everyday organizing
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2008-09Metadata
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Dehlin, E.(2008). The Flesh and Blood of Improvisation : A Study of Everyday Organizing. Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technoloqy. Doctoral thesis at NTNU, 2008:307Description
An overall empirical aim behind this dissertation is to open a window on typical day-to-day
work situations for practitioners in order to get a better grasp of the use of improvisation as a
sensemaking tool in authentic organizing practice. As a consequence, mine is a story of
everyday defeat and bravery, of hopeless dilemmas, of boredom and endless paperwork, of
humour and conflict. And, at the very least, the narratives and analyses presented may
contribute towards reducing some of the solitude of organizing: the feeling that one is alone in
experiencing interruption, dilemma and complexity in different forms.
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Norwegian University of Science and Technoloqy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology ManagementSeries
Doctoral thesis at NTNU2008:307