Karl Weik's Theory of Organizing

Reducing equivocality is central to organizing
Reducing equivocality is central to organizing
Organizing is sense-making
Organizing is sense-making
Reducing equivocality enables us to make sense of the information environment
Reducing equivocality enables us to make sense of the information environment
Both are sometimes effective and ineffective in reducing equivocality in an information environment
Both are sometimes effective and ineffective in reducing equivocality in an information environment
Helps with saving the rules and cycles for future organizational use
Helps with saving the rules and cycles for future organizational use
Rules and cycles can be retained in the form of casual maps.
Rules and cycles can be retained in the form of casual maps.
ASSEMBLY RULES
ASSEMBLY RULES
COMMUNICATION CYCLES
COMMUNICATION CYCLES
RETENTION

RETENTION

CASUAL MAPS
CASUAL MAPS
SENSE-MAKING
SENSE-MAKING
KARL WEICK’S THEORY OF ORGANIZING
KARL WEICK’S THEORY OF ORGANIZING
When sense-making is effective, retention is proposed
When sense-making is effective, retention is proposed
Used for making sense in an information environment that is not especially equivocal
Used for making sense in an information environment that is not especially equivocal
Uncertainties and confusions that is inherent in an information environment.
Uncertainties and confusions that is inherent in an information environment.
EQUIVOCALITY
EQUIVOCALITY
High equivocality requires organizational members to engage in communication cycles
High equivocality requires organizational members to engage in communication cycles
These casual maps are used to make sense of future equivocality in the information environment.
These casual maps are used to make sense of future equivocality in the information environment.
The use of assembly rules and communication cycles are dominant during the selection stage
The use of assembly rules and communication cycles are dominant during the