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Rethinking Sensemaking

Rethinking Sensemaking offers a refreshing perspective on how people and organizations deal with complexity and uncertainty. Dr Ben Kuiken has explored the philosophical foundations of sensemaking in an unconventional way, exposing its... Viac o knihe

Predpokladaný dátum vydania: 5.2.2026

148.49 €

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O knihe

Drawing on process philosophy, pragmatism, ethnomethodology, Foucault, and Deleuze, he shows how meaning is produced, negotiated, and transformed within social and organizational life. The book is as fascinating and rigorous as it is insightful. It challenges citizens, employees, and leaders to revitalize their thinking about sensemaking, for without adequate sensemaking, every next step is the right one.
—Prof. Dr. Mathieu Weggeman, Organization Science, Eindhoven University of Technology)

When people organize, they try to establish what is going on and what is expected of them. For this process the term ‘sensemaking’ was introduced in the second half of the twentieth century and it has become a much-used concept in organization and management theories and practices. However, the sensemaking perspective has become fragmented, and ontological differences and inconsistencies have developed in the notion of sensemaking itself. In this book, a systematic, critical review is undertaken of some of the core concepts and assumptions of sensemaking, employing philosophical theory to advance our understanding and enhance the productive capacity of this organization and management framework. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of organization studies, management and philosophy of management.

Ben Kuiken is a scholar of Organizational Philosophy and a guest researcher at the Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, the Netherlands. He has worked for many years as an executive coach and management consultant and has pivoted in recent years to an academic career, having recently completed his PhD, with his thesis on sensemaking. He has published several books for the practitioner market on organizational philosophy.