Making Sense of the Organization, Volume 2

Making Sense of the Organization elaborates on the
influential idea that organizations are interpretation systems that
scan, interpret, and learn. These selected essays represent a
new approach to the way managers learn and act in response to their
environment and the way organizational change evolves.
Readers of this volume will find a wealth of examples and insights
which go well beyond thinking and cognition to explain
action. The author's ideas are at the forefront of our
thinking on leadership, teams, and the management of change.
"This book engages the puzzle of impermanence in
organizing. Through rich examples, evocative language, artful
literature citing, and imaginative connecting, Weick re-introduces
core ideas and themes around attending, interpreting, acting and
learning to unlock new insights about impermanent organizing.
The wisdom in this book is timeless and timely. It prods scholars
and managers of organizations to complicate their views of
organizing in ways that enrich thought and action." - Jane E.
Dutton, Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor,
University of Michigan

Karl Weick is the Rensis Likert College Professor of
Organizational Behavior and Psychology, and Professor of Psychology
at the University of Michigan.
He is one of the leading figures in the American Academy of
Management and he is seen by many as one of the most influential
thinkers and writers in the field.