Curiosity as a Practice: a practice lens perspective

Bickett, D; Clegg, S; Berti, M; Schweitzer, J

Curiosity as a Practice: a practice lens perspective

Bickett, D Clegg, S

Berti, M

Schweitzer, J

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Citation:: 39th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium: Organizing for the Good life: between legacy and imagination, 6-8 July 2023, Cagliari, Italy.
Issue Date:: 2023-07-05

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dc.contributor.author	Bickett, D
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283
dc.contributor.author	Berti, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-8824
dc.contributor.author	Schweitzer, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-721X
dc.date	2023-07-05
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-09T07:15:48Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-09T07:15:48Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07-05
dc.identifier.citation	39th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium: Organizing for the Good life: between legacy and imagination, 6-8 July 2023, Cagliari, Italy.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171368
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we draw on extant studies about curiosity and practice to analyse and frame curiosity as a salient social practice for organizations. We go beyond the psychological applications of curiosity to consider the social practices of ‘doing’ curiosity. We draw on the strategy as practice (SAP) literature and propose a curiosity as practice (CaP) conceptual framework. We argue that CaP is enacted at the nexus of three practices—sociomateriality, discursivity and agency—collectively enabling CaP to engage and connect with other practice bundles, including decision-making, sensemaking and strategising. Finally, we discuss the implications of our conceptual research and suggest an agenda of empirical research aligned with the CaP conceptual framework.
dc.language	en
dc.relation.ispartof	European Group for Organizational Studies Conference
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dc.title	Curiosity as a Practice: a practice lens perspective
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Cagliari, Italy
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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dc.date.updated	2023-07-09T07:15:15Z
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In this paper, we draw on extant studies about curiosity and practice to analyse and frame curiosity as a salient social practice for organizations. We go beyond the psychological applications of curiosity to consider the social practices of ‘doing’ curiosity. We draw on the strategy as practice (SAP) literature and propose a curiosity as practice (CaP) conceptual framework. We argue that CaP is enacted at the nexus of three practices—sociomateriality, discursivity and agency—collectively enabling CaP to engage and connect with other practice bundles, including decision-making, sensemaking and strategising. Finally, we discuss the implications of our conceptual research and suggest an agenda of empirical research aligned with the CaP conceptual framework.

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