Karl Weick's Organizing
The Problem of Purpose and the Search for Excellence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11103201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry M Lane (American University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-135 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administration & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-3997 • E-ISSN: 1552-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009539978601800106 |
| OpenAlex | W2017263918 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Karl Weick's creative approach to organizing is gaining increasing influence in the academic world. Additionally, with the great success of In Search of Excellence, which was heavily influenced by Weick's ideas, his concepts are receiving prominent attention at managerial levels throughout the private and public sectors of the economy. Because of this prominence, Weick's theorizing requires critical review, particularly with regard to his subordination of the importance of purpose in organizing activity. Weick's concepts lead to a one-sided behavioral view that ignores essential questions of organizational purpose and morality. A complete model of organizing requires attention to the administrative function as a moral endeavor
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Men who manage
Beyond Objectivism and Relativism
Basic concepts in sociology
Habits of the heart
Leadership in administration
Complex organizations
Administrative behavior
Organizations in Action
On the Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy
Centenary Issues of the Pendleton Act of 1883
Organizational Revolution
Dynamic Administration, The Collected Papers of Mary Parker Follett
Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis
Types and Levels of Public Morality
The Virtuous Citizen, the Honorable Bureaucrat, and "Public" Administration
Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis
Bureaucratic Man
Images of Man
Organization and Management
The Basic Barnard
Images of Man
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |