Organized sensemaking: A commentary on processes of interpretive work

Human Relations

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-153

  Weick, Karl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

interpretation; narrative; organizing; sensemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855536524     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726711424235     Document Type: Article

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