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Learning to improvise, improvising to learn: a process of responding to complex environments

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  • Johnston, Wesley J.
  • Young, Louise

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  • Chelariu, Cristian & Johnston, Wesley J. & Young, Louise, 2002. "Learning to improvise, improvising to learn: a process of responding to complex environments," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 141-147, February.
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    1. James G. March, 1991. "Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 2(1), pages 71-87, February.
    2. Johnston, Wesley J. & Lewin, Jeffrey E., 1996. "Organizational buying behavior: Toward an integrative framework," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 1-15, January.
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    5. Stephen A. Leybourne & Peter Cook, 2015. ""Rockin' All Over The World": organisational improvisation lessons from the music-based practitioner," International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1), pages 1-19.
    6. Siyuan Yu & Yang Zhang & Jin Yu & Xuanzhi Yang & Abbas Mardani, 2021. "The Moderating Impact of Organizational Identity Strength between Strategic Improvisation and Organizational Memory and Their Effects on Competitive Advantage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-19, March.
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    8. Abrantes, António Cunha Meneses & Passos, Ana Margarida & Cunha, Miguel Pina e & Santos, Catarina Marques, 2018. "Bringing team improvisation to team adaptation: The combined role of shared temporal cognitions and team learning behaviors fostering team performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 59-71.
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