GROUPS, BOUNDARY SPANNING, AND THE TEMPORAL IMAGINATION

Abstract

The temporal imagination is the understanding of the intersection of one entity’s timescape with the larger timescapes of which that entity is a part. We examine in detail what the temporal imagination is, complemented with a discussion of the related timescape idea, and why the temporal imagination is necessary to function in any timescape. We also discuss group attributes that will likely affect the development of the temporal imagination and its use and how its use in group boundary spanning efforts affect both the groups and the larger organization.

Citation

Bluedorn, A.C. and Standifer, R.L. (2004), "GROUPS, BOUNDARY SPANNING, AND THE TEMPORAL IMAGINATION", Blount, S. (Ed.) Time in Groups (Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 159-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(03)06008-0