The emergence of novelty in organizations Creativity innovation and change are vital to the development and sustainability of all organizations. Yet questions remain about exactly how novelty comes about and what dynamic processes are involved in its emergence Ideas of emergence and process drawn from a variety of different philosophical traditions have been the focus of increasing attention in management and organization studies. In this volume these issues are brought to bear on novelty and innovation by examining new organizational and product development processes whether planned or unplanned. The contributions in this volume offer both theoretical insights and empirical studies on inter alia innovation music technology. haute cuisine. pharmaceuticals and theater improvisation. In doing so they throw light on the importance of emergence improvisation and learning in orgaizations and how both practitioners and scholars alike can best understand their own assumptions about process. In addition the volume includes general essays on process perspectives in organization studies Book jacket