Making Sense of the Environment: The Role of Perceived Effectiveness
dc.contributor.author | McCabe, Donald L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dutton, Jane E. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-13T19:31:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-13T19:31:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | McCabe, Donald; Dutton, Jane (1993). "Making Sense of the Environment: The Role of Perceived Effectiveness." Human Relations 46(5): 623-643. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67487> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0018-7267 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67487 | |
dc.description.abstract | This manuscript develops and explores two ideas: (1) that perceptions of environmental uncertainty are after-the-fact rationalizations used by decision makers to explain strong or weak effectiveness assessments, and (2) that different contexts motivate different sense-making outcomes. The findings, based on a sample of senior decision makers from 34 firms in two industries, suggest that assessments of effectiveness and perceptions of environmental uncertainty are related through decision makers' sense-making efforts. The manuscript also addresses the limitations and implications of these results. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Decision Making | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Environmental Uncertainty | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Perceived Effectiveness | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Sense-making | en_US |
dc.title | Making Sense of the Environment: The Role of Perceived Effectiveness | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Work | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Sociology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Business Administration, The University of Michigan, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Graduate School of Management, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 92 New Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67487/2/10.1177_001872679304600503.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/001872679304600503 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Human Relations | en_US |
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