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Making Sense of the Environment: The Role of Perceived Effectiveness

Year: 1993

Type: article

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.

Source: Human Relations

DOI: 10.1177/001872679304600503

Authors: Donald L. McCabe, Jane E. Dutton

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Management and Organizational Studies

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2150050561

FWCI: 0.604

Cites: 50

Cited by: 38

Related to: 10