Sensemaking in organizations /

The teaching of organization theory and the conduct of organizational research have been dominated by a focus on decision making and the conception of strategic rationality. The rational model, however, ignores the inherent complexity and ambiguity of real-world organizations and their environments....

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Main Author: Weick, Karl E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1995]
Series:Foundations for organizational science.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the series / David A. Whetten
  • 1. The nature of sensemaking
  • 2. Seven properties of sensemaking
  • 3. Sensemaking in organizations
  • 4. Occasions for sensemaking
  • 5. The substance of sensemaking
  • 6. Belief-driven processes of sensemaking
  • 7. Action-driven processes of sensemaking
  • 8. The future of sensemaking.