کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1014888 | 1482722 | 2012 | 15 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
SummaryThis article addresses coordination practices in extreme situations. Whereas past literature has heavily focused on a structural and contingent approach of the phenomena, we argue that a practice-based approach of coordination fruitfully enhances our understanding. We draw on an abductive approach and perform a systematic comparative analysis of four case studies: the crew of a sailing boat engaged in a race, military air and ground forces in theater, medical staff in a neonatology unit and a polar expedition confronted with polar bears. We outline highly heterogeneous coordination practices along four dimensions (formalization, verticality, openness, and specificity). Our results lead to invalidate both a configurational and a contingent perspective on coordination. We show that despite high heterogeneity, these four attributes represent a useful framework for managers to leverage coordination practices produced in situ.
► The article addresses coordination practices in extreme situations.
► We perform a systematic comparative analysis of four extreme case studies.
► We outline heterogeneous coordination practices along four dimensions: formalization, verticality, openness, specificity.
► The results lead to invalidate both a configurational and a contingent perspective on coordination.
► We show that four attributes represent a useful framework for managers to leverage coordination practices produced in situ.
Journal: European Management Journal - Volume 30, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 475–489