Gephart2004

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Gephart2004
BibType ARTICLE
Key Gephart2004
Author(s) Robert P. Gephart Jr.
Title Sensemaking and new media at work
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Tag(s) sensemaking, new media, management, organizations, ethnomethodology
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Year 2004
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Journal American Behavioral Scientist
Volume 48
Number 4
Pages 479–495
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DOI 10.1177/0002764204270283
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Abstract

This article examines sensemaking about new media at work in organizational settings. Two models of sensemaking are presented. Recent social science and management research on computer-mediated work is reviewed to identify aspects of sensemaking evident in computer-mediated communications at work. The sensemaking models are used to interpret this recent research on human computer interactions and computer-mediated communications in organizations. The article shows how the sensemaking perspective facilitates an understanding of the interpretive practices and problems people face in using new media for communication at work.

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