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a resource to our clients, organizational practitioners and
scholars we have compiled a bibliography of research, theory
and practical books and articles that have informed our work:
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and the arts in postwar america. Chicago: University of
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of improvisation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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structure: A useful tension. MIT Sloan School of Management
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continuous change: Linking complexity theory and time-paced
evolution in relentlessly shiftig organizations. Administrative
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Sage.
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ambiguity. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Collins, D. M. (1991). Releasing potential: An investigation
of the use of theater sports in human resource development
professionals. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN.
Cordery, J. L., Mueller, W. S., & Smith, L. M. (1991).
Attitudinal and behavioral effects of autonomous group working:
A longitudinal field study. Academy of Management Journal,
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Crossan, M. (1997). Improvise to innovate. Ivey Business
Quarterly, pp. 36-42.
Crossan, M. (1998). Improvisation in action. Organization
Science, 9(5), 593-599.
Crossan, M., & Sorrenti, M. (1997). Making sense of
improvisation. Advances in strategic management, 14(14),
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Crossan, M., Vieira da Cunha, J., Pina e Cunha, M., &
Vera, D. M. (2002). Time and organizational improvisation.
Paper presented at the Dynamic Time and
Creative Inquiry in Organizational Change: An improvisational
conference, Essex, MA.
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organization: Where planning meets opportunity. Organization
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Crow, J. R. (2002). Crashing with the nose up: Building
a cooperative work environment. Journal for Quality &
Participation, 25(1), 45-50.
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and moral perfectionism. Journal of Aesthetics & Art
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in multi-organizational collaboration groups. Journal of
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about the cycles of creativity. On The Jungian storyteller
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Everson, B. J. (1993). Considering the possibilities with
improvisation. English Journal, 82(7), 64-66.
Felton, L. G. (2002). Structuring collaborative improvisation:
Reflections from contact improvisational dance. Santa Cruz:
University of California.
Fox, J. (1986). Acts of service: Spontaneity, commitment,
tradition in the nonscripted theatre. New Paltz, NY: Tusitala
Publishing.
Frost, A., & Yarrow, R. (1989). Improvisation in drama.
New York: St. Martin's Press.
Gessel, I. (1997). Playing along: 37 group learning activities
borrowed from improvisational theater. Duluth, MN: Whole
Person Associates.
Halpern, C., Close, D., & Johnson, K. H. (1994). Truth
in comedy: The manual of improvisation. Colorado Springs,
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J. S., & West, E. (2005). Enhancing learning in the
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Ishizaki,
S. (2003). Improvisational design: Continuous, responsive
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P. Z. (1995). Improvisation in training: Freedom within
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S. (2003). Chasing transcendence: Experiencing magic moments
in jazz improvisation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
Jenkins,
G. L. (2002). Theatre and education: A case for using theatre
to teach. Unpublished Masters, Louisiana Tech University.
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D. W. (1989b). Cooperation and competition: Theory and research.
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K. (1979/1981). Impro: Improvisation and the theatre. New
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B. (1993). Improve with improv! A guide to improvisation
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M. (1997). Getting creativity back into corporate decision
making. Journal for Quality & Participation, 20(1),
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Kamoche,
K. N., Pina e Cunha, M., & Vierira da Cunha, J. (Eds.).
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inquiry, improvisational efficacy and teacher learning.
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D. L. W. (1998). The role of improvisational theater training
in building resilience from member participants' perspectives:
A qualitative study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
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Kolb,
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spaces: Learning in higher education. Academy of Management
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K. (2001). Training to imagine: Practical improvisational
theatre techniques to enhance creativity, teamwork, leadership,
and learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Lawrence,
K. A. (2001). Playing by the rules: A role for improvisation
in groups. Paper presented at the International Symposium
on Organizational Improvisation, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Mackenzie,
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Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticsm, 58(2), 173-180.
Madjar,
N., Oldham, G. R., & Pratt, M. G. (2002). There's no
place like home? The contributions of work and nonwork creativity
support to employees' creative performance. Academy of Management
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work, a review of the research literature describing factors
which influence the success of collaboration. Minnesota:
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
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McGinn,
K. L., & Keros, A. T. (2002). Improvisation and the
logic of exchange in socially embedded transactions. Administrative
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D. M. (1999). Alternative logics for decision making in
social settings. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,
38, 11-28.
Meyer,
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to transform the way you work. Chicago: Contemporary
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