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Enactment Theory – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is Enactment Theory? Enactment, per Weick (1988), is the effect that when people act they bring structures and events into existence and set them in action. The process of enactment involves two steps.  First, preconceptions are used to set aside portions of the...

Ambiguity Theory – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is Ambiguity Theory?Ambiguity theory assumes that turbulence and unpredictability are dominant features of organizations.That is, the organization is marked by uncertainty and unpredictability. The rational model is undermined by ambiguity, since it is so heavily...

Structuration – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is Structuration? Structuration, as propoed by Giddens, is a social theory that focuses on describing the foundational elements of a social system: these include teams, organizations, and society as a whole. Integral to this this theory is the idea of duality...

Simons Levers of Control – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What are the Levers of Control?The Levers of Control, introduced by Robert Simons (1995), gives managers in large companies a framework to manage the tension between (value) creation and control (managing and measuring value).Levers of Control are defined as any:...

Top Down and Bottom Up Decisions – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is Top Down Decision Making? Top down decision making is when the higher authorities in an organization make decisions unilaterally without the input of lower-level individuals who will be affected by or involved in the effects of the decision. This type of...
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