Can improvisation be paradoxical? Learner positionality and the improvised digital disruption

• Published in: Management learning Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 682 - 702
• Main Authors: Arifeen, Shehla R, Mughal, Farooq
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Business schools; Business students; Change agents; COVID-19; Creative Activities; Disruption; Foucauldian analysis; Improvisation; Learning; Positionality; Students; Uncertainty; COVID-19; digital learning; paradox; Agency; improvisation; Foucault

Using the case of the COVID-19 lockdown as a disruptive event, this article aims to show the paradox of improvisation by investigating students’ experiences of transitioning from in-person to digital learning spaces across three select business schools in Pakistan. Using Foucault, we analyse the dis...