Abstract
With the analysis of a case of work practice in theatre, the chapter proposes an integrative approach that takes into account insights from distributed cognition and practice-based studies to contribute to the meso-domain of ‘organisational cognition’. While the lesson from distributed cognition focuses on analysing complex socially distributed cognitive activities, practice-based studies, in the tradition of situated learning, brings to the fore the social role of practice and its recurrent actions. Therefore, using a ‘bifocal’ lens provides a fresh look at organisational phenomena such as collective coordination, competent performance, attunement, visualisation and improvisation, offering new insights in further exploring organizational cognition.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Organizational Cognition |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Theory of Social Organizing |
| Editors | Davide Secchi, Rasmus Gahrn-Andersen, Stephen J. Cowley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 168-197 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-16909-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-367-76951-2, 978-0-367-76952-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
| MoEC publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |
Field of science
- Social and Culture Antropology
- Other humanities