Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: In this essay, I reflect on the intellectual influences that led to the genesis of the Social Psychology of Organizing and assess the way forward. I stress that the Social Psychology aspired to provide an outline of an organizational epistemology. I particularly focus on the interplay between experience and understanding, highlighting the following features: self‐validating prophecy, partiality toward similarity, ambivalence between belief and doubt, and understanding as ongoing accomplishment. I conclude with a discussion of the three papers published in this Special issue.
Source: Journal of Management Studies
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12617
Author: Karl E. Weick
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3047576558