IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/pjm/journl/vxxivy2019i2p53-78.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

What'S The Story Here? The Effect Of Volatility On University Leader Sensemaking Of Undocumented Student Access

Author

Listed:
  • Dan Parrish

    (Pamplin School of Business Administration,University of Portland, USAl)

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of volatility on sensemaking. While multiple studies have explored sensemaking in crisis situations, none have explicitly investigated the impact of volatility on organizational sensemaking. Interviews with 55 top leaders in U.S. Catholic universities reveal the effects of volatility on leader sensemaking of undocumented student access to their institutions. Under conditions of high volatility, leaders experienced a strong temptation to restrict communication, which is precisely the wrong thing to do since it reduces requisite variety. With less requisite variety, people miss more cues, which can lead to constrained sensemaking and premature simplification. Based on these findings, we can better understand the impact of volatility on organizational sensemaking and resulting consequences as sensemakers engage volatile issues. Classification- JEL:

Suggested Citation

  • Dan Parrish, 2019. "What'S The Story Here? The Effect Of Volatility On University Leader Sensemaking Of Undocumented Student Access," Portuguese Journal of Management Studies, ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, vol. 24(2), pages 53-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:pjm:journl:v:xxiv:y:2019:i:2:p:53-78
    DOI: 10.5455/EJMS/30540/2019
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ejms.iseg.ulisboa.pt/files/3_EJMS_Vol24_Issue2_2019_Parrish.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.5455/EJMS/30540/2019?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:pjm:journl:v:xxiv:y:2019:i:2:p:53-78. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Luís Mota de Castro, Tiago Cardão-Pito, Mark Crathorne (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/isutlpt.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.