Making Sense of the Organization

Karl Weick's sensemaking framework is genuinely foundational in organizational theory — the idea that organizations often act first and make sense of it afterward changed how the field thinks about decision-making. This essay collection is the best single-volume introduction to decades of that thinking. It is unambiguously academic and demands real effort, but for graduate students, management researchers, and serious leadership practitioners who want to understand why organizations behave as they do, it is essential reading.