interactions among different organizations
in an organizational field contribute in different
ways to institutional change (Wright & Zammuto,
2013); and the dialogical interaction between
managerial sensegiving and member sensemaking
constitutes enacted norms in the context of merger
(Monin et al., 2013). The articles by Bresman and
Bruns also show how interaction among people
may take unexpected forms that can be crucial for
moving processes forward effectively. For example,
Bresman's (2013) study shows that vicarious learning
among project participants is not simply the
result of individuals noticing specific needs, but is
also anticipatory and encouraged by active participation
of knowledge sources as well as learners.
Similarly, Bruns (2013) shows how people collaborating
across disciplinary boundaries engage in
activities productive of mutual learning separately
as well as together.