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Collective Virtuosity in Organizations: A Study of Peak Performance in an Orchestra
Author(s) -
Marotto Mark,
Roos Johan,
Victor Bart
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00682.x
Subject(s) - bliss , space (punctuation) , phenomenon , reflexivity , aesthetics , process (computing) , psychology , sociology , group (periodic table) , social psychology , epistemology , computer science , art , philosophy , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , operating system
The purpose of this paper is to build theory on peak performance at the group level. Peak performance transcends ordinary performance and is associated with a subjective experience in which one loses a sense of time and space as well as feels great joy and bliss. We chose to study this phenomenon at the group level through a methodology of participant observation in an orchestra. We found that groups can be transformed by their own performance in a reflexive process in which virtuosity, or individual peak performance, becomes collective. We offer a propositional model of collective virtuosity in organizations, and offer directions for further research.