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... interpretations are transmitted . The elaboration of such a theory is particularly germane to the study of organizations . Much of what we know , or believe we know , is based on our interpretation of reports from participants . When we ...
... interpretations are transmitted . The elaboration of such a theory is particularly germane to the study of organizations . Much of what we know , or believe we know , is based on our interpretation of reports from participants . When we ...
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... Interpretation We want to call attention to three conspicious features of the process : First , the sparsity of interpretations . We observe ( a ) that some important events were never accounted for , ( b ) that some events were interpreted ...
... Interpretation We want to call attention to three conspicious features of the process : First , the sparsity of interpretations . We observe ( a ) that some important events were never accounted for , ( b ) that some events were interpreted ...
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... interpretation arena . The result is that during times that are unambiguously bad from the point of view of generally shared organizational goals public interpretations are differentially influenced by persons for whom that result is no ...
... interpretation arena . The result is that during times that are unambiguously bad from the point of view of generally shared organizational goals public interpretations are differentially influenced by persons for whom that result is no ...
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People Problems Solutions and the Ambiguity | 24 |
Attention and the Ambiguity of Selfinterest | 38 |
Introduction | 54 |
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