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Myopia during emergency improvisation: lessons from a catastrophic wildfire

dc.contributor.authorCunha, Miguel Pina
dc.contributor.authorClegg, Stewart
dc.contributor.authorRego, Arménio
dc.contributor.authorGiustiniano, Luca
dc.contributor.authorAbrantes, António Cunha Meneses
dc.contributor.authorMiner, Anne S.
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Ace Volkmann
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-05T17:04:40Z
dc.date.available2022-05-05T17:04:40Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-19
dc.description.abstractPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how a number of processes joined to create the microlevel strategies and procedures that resulted in the most lethal and tragic forest fire in Portugal's history, recalled as the EN236-1 road tragedy in the fire of Pedrogao Grande. Design/methodology/approach Using an inductive theory development approach, the authors consider how the urgency and scale of perceived danger coupled with failures of system-wide communication led fire teams to improvise repeatedly. Findings The paper shows how structure collapse led teams to use only local information prompting acts of improvisational myopia, in the particular shape of corrosive myopia, and how a form of incidental improvisation led to catastrophic results. Practical implications The research offers insights into the dangers of improvisation arising from corrosive myopia, identifying ways to minimize them with the development of improvisation practices that allow for the creation of new patterns of action. The implications for managing surprise through improvisation extend to risk contexts beyond wildfires. Originality/value The paper stands out for showing the impact of improvisational myopia, especially in its corrosive form, which stands in stark contrast to the central role of attention to the local context highlighted in previous research on improvisation. At the same time, by exploring the effects of incidental improvisation, it also departs from the agentic conception of improvisation widely discussed in the improvisation literature.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/MD-03-2021-0378pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85129178367
dc.identifier.issn0025-1747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37443
dc.identifier.wos000779905900001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectImprovisationpt_PT
dc.subjectImprovisational myopiapt_PT
dc.subjectIncidental improvisationpt_PT
dc.subjectIntuition-rationalitypt_PT
dc.subjectForest firespt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleMyopia during emergency improvisation: lessons from a catastrophic wildfirept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage2041
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.startPage2019
oaire.citation.titleManagement Decisionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume60
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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