“…1 A notable exception can be found in one McKinsey & Company brief, which explicitly states that "During a crisis, which is ruled by unfamiliarity and uncertainty, effective responses are largely improvised" (D'Auria and De Smet). 2 The literature on organizational improvisation scholarship has been summarized by Allègre Hadida et al (2015) in the business press, while Ken Prouty (2013), Mark Laver (2013, and Nicholas Sorensen (2013), the latter two in this journal, provide musicological perspectives on the jazz metaphor for corporate management.…”