Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation
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Resumo: | This paper addresses the need for reliable action guidelines that can be used by organisations in turbulent environments. Building on current conceptual and empirical research, we suggest an analytical approach for the management of surprising and potentially damaging events. In order to do so we use the wild card management system. Wild cards refer to sudden and unique incidents that can constitute turning points in the evolution of a certain trend or system. As the first of the two components of such a wild card system we advocate a weak signal methodology to take into account those wild cards that can be anticipated by scanning the decision environment. The second component, the nurture of improvisation capabilities, is designed to deal with ongoing crisis. This paper can be seen as part of a broader agenda on how to manage in conditions of continuous but unpredictable change. |
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Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational ImprovisationWild cardsWeak signalsImprovisationMinimal structuresThis paper addresses the need for reliable action guidelines that can be used by organisations in turbulent environments. Building on current conceptual and empirical research, we suggest an analytical approach for the management of surprising and potentially damaging events. In order to do so we use the wild card management system. Wild cards refer to sudden and unique incidents that can constitute turning points in the evolution of a certain trend or system. As the first of the two components of such a wild card system we advocate a weak signal methodology to take into account those wild cards that can be anticipated by scanning the decision environment. The second component, the nurture of improvisation capabilities, is designed to deal with ongoing crisis. This paper can be seen as part of a broader agenda on how to manage in conditions of continuous but unpredictable change.Nova SBERUNMendonça, SandroPina e Cunha, MiguelKaivo-oja, JariRuff, Frank2019-10-07T12:47:18Z20032003-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/83498engMendonça, Sandro, Pina e Cunha, Miguel, Kaivo-oja, Jari and Ruff, Frank, Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation (2003). FEUNL Working Paper Series No. 432info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:37:13Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/83498Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:36:19.719801Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation |
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Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation |
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Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation |
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Wild Cards, Weak Signals and Organizational Improvisation |
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Mendonça, Sandro |
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Mendonça, Sandro Pina e Cunha, Miguel Kaivo-oja, Jari Ruff, Frank |
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Pina e Cunha, Miguel Kaivo-oja, Jari Ruff, Frank |
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Mendonça, Sandro Pina e Cunha, Miguel Kaivo-oja, Jari Ruff, Frank |
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Wild cards Weak signals Improvisation Minimal structures |
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Wild cards Weak signals Improvisation Minimal structures |
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This paper addresses the need for reliable action guidelines that can be used by organisations in turbulent environments. Building on current conceptual and empirical research, we suggest an analytical approach for the management of surprising and potentially damaging events. In order to do so we use the wild card management system. Wild cards refer to sudden and unique incidents that can constitute turning points in the evolution of a certain trend or system. As the first of the two components of such a wild card system we advocate a weak signal methodology to take into account those wild cards that can be anticipated by scanning the decision environment. The second component, the nurture of improvisation capabilities, is designed to deal with ongoing crisis. This paper can be seen as part of a broader agenda on how to manage in conditions of continuous but unpredictable change. |
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