Shared Cognition in Organizations - The Management of Knowledge

Written for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes & perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject.

List of contents

Contents: A.P. Brief, J.P. Walsh, Series Editors' Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Part I:Knowledge Systems.R.L. Moreland, Transactive Memory: Learning Who Knows What in Work Groups and Organizations. E.T. Higgins, "Saying Is Believing" Effects: When Sharing Reality About Something Biases Knowledge and Evaluations. G. Stasser, The Uncertain Role of Unshared Information in Collective Choices. D.M. Messick, Dirty Secrets: Strategic Uses of Ignorance and Uncertainty. Part II:Emotional and Motivational Systems.J.T. Jost, A.W. Kruglanski, L. Simon, Effects of Epistemic Motivation on Conservatism, Intolerance, and Other System-Justifying Attitudes. P.E. Tetlock, Accountability Theory: Mixing Properties of Human Agents With Properties of Social Systems. L.L. Thompson, J. Nadler, P.H. Kim, Some Like It Hot: The Case for the Emotional Negotiator. R.M. Kramer, Social Uncertainty and Collective Paranoia in Knowledge Communities: Thinking and Acting in the Shadow of Doubt. Part III:Communication and Behavioral Systems.R.B. Cialdini, R.J. Bator, R.E. Guadagno, Normative Influences in Organizations. R.S. Burt, Entrepreneurs, Distrust, and Third Parties: A Strategic Look at the Dark Side of Dense Networks. D.H. Gruenfeld, E.T. Fan, What Newcomers See and What Oldtimers Say: Discontinuities in Knowledge Exchange. J.M. Levine, R.L. Moreland, Knowledge Transmission in Work Groups: Helping Newcomers Succeed. F. Olivera, L. Argote, Organizational Learning and New Product Development: CORE Processes. T.L. Boles, Themes and Variations in Shared Cognition in Organizations.

About the author

John M. Levine, David M. Messick, Leigh L. Thompson

Summary

Written for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes & perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject.

Product details

• Assisted by: John M. Levine (Editor), Levine John M. (Editor), David M. Messick (Editor), Messick David M. (Editor), Leigh L. Thompson (Editor), Thompson Leigh L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1999
• EAN: 9780805828900
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2890-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Organization and Management Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Management decision making