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Bringing together cognition and the construc tionist point of view, this text applies the insights of mod ern cognitive science to problems of sensemaking and decisio n making in organisations. '

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Author:   James Meindl ,  Charles Stubbart ,  Joseph F. Porac
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780761901143

ISBN 10:   0761901140
Pages:   550
Publication Date:   06 September 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Joseph F Porac, James R Meindl, and Charles Stubbart PART ONE: INDIVIDUAL COGNITION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS Comparative Cause Mapping of Organizational Cognitions - Mauri Laukkanen Reasoning in the Executive Suite - Nancy Paule Melone The Influence of Role/Experience-Based Expertise on Decision Processes of Corporate Executives The Formulation Processes and Tactics Used in Organizational Decision Making - Paul C Nutt Executive Judgment, Organizational Congruence, and Firm Performance - Richard L Priem PART TWO: COGNITION OF GROUPS IN ORGANIZATIONS Integrating Organizational and Individual Information Processing Perspectives on Choice - Patricia Doyle Corner, Angelo J Kinicki, and Barbara W Keats Consensus, Diversity, and Learning in Organizations - C Marlene Fiol Symbolism and Strategic Change in Academia - Dennis A Gioia et al The Dynamics of Sensemaking and Influence Designing Information Technology to Support Distributed Cognition - Richard J Boland Jr, Ramkrishnan V Tenkasi, and Dov Te′eni PART THREE: COGNITION AND LEARNING Organizational Culture and Individual Sensemaking - Stanley G Harris A Schema-Based Perspective Interpretive Barriers to Successful Product Innovation in Large Firms - Deborah Dougherty Organizational Routes Are Stored as Procedural Memory - Michael D Cohen and Paul Bacdayan Evidence from a Laboratory Study Organizing Work by Adaptation - Edwin Hutchins Intraorganizational Ecology of Strategy Making and Organizational Adaptation - Robert A Burgelman Theory and Field Research PART FOUR: COGNITION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS A Socio-Cognitive Model of Technology Evolution - Raghu Garud and Michael A Rappa The Case of Cochlear Implants Industry Mindsets - Margaret E Phillips Exploring the Cultures of Two Macro-Organizational Settings

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