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Managing the Unexpected

Karl E. Weick, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe·2015·Wiley eBooks

DOI 10.1002/9781119175834

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Preface vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Mismanaging the Unexpected 1 Chapter 2 The Infrastructure of Mindful Organizing 21 Chapter 3 Principle 1: Preoccupation with Failure 45 Chapter 4 Principle 2: Reluctance to Simplify 62 Chapter 5 Principle 3: Sensitivity to Operations 77 Chapter 6 Principle 4: Commitment to Resilience 94 Chapter 7 Principle 5: Deference to Expertise 112 Chapter 8 Organizational Culture and Reliability 129 Chapter 9 Sustaining Sustained Performance 148 Notes 163 About the Authors 195 Index 197

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Authors: Weick, K. E., & Sutcliffe, K. M.
ORCID: Kathleen M. Sutcliffe
Venue: Wiley eBooks
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-09-02
DOI: 10.1002/9781119175834
OpenAlex: W4245466328
Cited by: 864
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Citations by year: 2026: 154 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 90 · 2023: 117 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 83 · 2020: 79 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 47 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 2
FWCI: 28.39
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Wiley eBooks (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
Social Sciences › Safety Research › Safety and Risk Management
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies

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