Works
- Gaffers, gofers, and grips: role-based coordination in temporary organizations, Organization Science 17(1), 3 to 21, 2006
- Expecting the unexpected? How SWAT officers and film crews handle surprises, Academy of Management Journal 54(2), 239 to 261, 2011
In Organizational Structures
Known for
Coordination in temporary organizations and occupations
Ideas
Role-based coordination in temporary organizations. Film projects are organized around structured role systems negotiated on set, with careers across projects and projects as temporary total institutions as the context. Caveat: One industry.
Organizational bricolage. SWAT officers and film crews handle surprises by shifting roles, reorganizing routines, and reassembling work, relying on shared agreement and cross-member expertise. Caveat: Two settings, ethnographic.