A Conversation on Uncertainty in Managerial and Organizational Cognition

Anne Sigismund Huff, Frances J. Milliken, Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Robert J. Galavan, Kristian J. Sund

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Abstract

This book on uncertainty comprises the initial volume in a series titled “New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition”. We asked Frances Milliken and Gerard P. Hodgkinson, two well-known scholars who have made important contributions to our understanding of uncertainty to join us in this opening chapter to introduce this project. The brief bios found at the end of this volume cannot do justice to the broad range of their contributions, but our conversation gives a flavor of the kind of insights they have brought to managerial and organizational cognition (MOC). The editors thank them for helping launch the series with a decisive exploration of what defining uncertainty involves, how that might be done, why it is important, and how the task is changing. We were interested to discover that all five of us are currently involved in research that considers the nature and impact of uncertainty, and we hope that readers similarly find that paying attention to uncertainty contributes to their current projects. Working together, we can advance understanding of organizational settings and effective action, both for researchers and practitioners.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUncertainty and Strategic Decision Making
EditorsKristian J. Sund, Robert J. Galavan, Anne Sigismund Huff
Number of pages31
Place of PublicationBingley
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing
Publication dateNov 2016
Pages1-31
Chapter1
ISBN (Print)978-1-78635-170-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016
SeriesNew Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition
ISSN2397-5210

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