Sensemaking in organizations

Sensemaking in organizations

by Weick, Karl E.

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The teaching of organization theory and the conduct of organizational research have been dominated by a focus on decision-making and the concept of strategic rationality. However, the rational model ignores the inherent complexity and ambiguity of real-world organizations and their environments. In this landmark volume, Karl E Weick highlights how the 'sensemaking' process shapes organizational structure and behaviour. The process is seen as the creation of reality as an ongoing accomplishment …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Sensemaking in organizations / Karl E. Weick.

Summary

The teaching of organization theory and the conduct of organizational research have been dominated by a focus on decision-making and the concept of strategic rationality. However, the rational model ignores the inherent complexity and ambiguity of real-world organizations and their environments. In this landmark volume, Karl E Weick highlights how the 'sensemaking' process shapes organizational structure and behaviour. The process is seen as the creation of reality as an ongoing accomplishment that takes form when people make retrospective sense of the situations in which they find themselves.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.
  • Edition:[Nachdr.]

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE
  • Place of Publication:Thousand Oaks, Calif
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

  • Description:XII, 231 Seiten.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780803971769, 0803971761, 9780803971776, 080397177X
  • oclc:ocn775063094

Subjects

Kommunikation Organisationstheorie Sinnkonstitution

Writers

Weick, Karl E.

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