William H Cooper
Biographic Data
| ID | 1660433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William H Cooper |
| GIVEN NAMES | William H |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper |
| SIGNATURE | COOPER W H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ecological Sensemaking
Karl Weick's classic study of “sensemaking” showed that there is much to be learned from a wildland fire. In this tradition, we present an ethnographic tale from the subarctic to introduce the concept of ecological sensemaking—the process used to make sense of material landscapes and ecological processes. We then reanalyze data from the Mann Gulch fire and conclude that ecological sensemaking and ecological materiality were underappreciated dimen…
The Strong Situation Hypothesis
A conventional wisdom in personality and social psychology and organizational behavior is that personality matters most in weak situations and least in strong situations. The authors trace the origins of this claim and examine the evidence for the personality-dampening effect of strong situations. The authors identify the gap between claim and evidence and suggest an agenda for future research.
Sixty-six ways to get it wrong
Gail Whiteman learned to be a beaver trapper by working in the field with a Cree tallyman in Eastern James Bay, Québec. An account of her managerial experiences and some potential lessons for organizations were reported in Whiteman and Cooper (2000). Central to her managerial experience was the sense of being ecologically embedded – literally being grounded in the local ecology. From that experience we suggested that resources are more likely to …
Ecological Embeddedness.
A courteous response to Sohn
An achievement motivation nomological network
Ubiquitous halo
Ubiquitous halo
An achievement motivation nomological network
A courteous response to Sohn
Ecological Embeddedness.
Sixty-six ways to get it wrong
Gail Whiteman learned to be a beaver trapper by working in the field with a Cree tallyman in Eastern James Bay, Québec. An account of her managerial experiences and some potential lessons for organizations were reported in Whiteman and Cooper (2000). Central to her managerial experience was the sense of being ecologically embedded – literally being grounded in the local ecology. From that experience we suggested that resources are more likely to …
The Strong Situation Hypothesis
A conventional wisdom in personality and social psychology and organizational behavior is that personality matters most in weak situations and least in strong situations. The authors trace the origins of this claim and examine the evidence for the personality-dampening effect of strong situations. The authors identify the gap between claim and evidence and suggest an agenda for future research.
Ecological Sensemaking
Karl Weick's classic study of “sensemaking” showed that there is much to be learned from a wildland fire. In this tradition, we present an ethnographic tale from the subarctic to introduce the concept of ecological sensemaking—the process used to make sense of material landscapes and ecological processes. We then reanalyze data from the Mann Gulch fire and conclude that ecological sensemaking and ecological materiality were underappreciated dimen…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Organizational Behavior (2 works) · Organizational ecology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work)