Shared Cognition in Organizations: The Management of Knowledge

by Levine, John M.; Messick, David M.; Thompson, Leigh L.

• ISBN13: 9781410603227
• ISBN10: 1410603229
• Copyright: 1999-08-12
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Written for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes & perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject.

Table of Contents

Series Editors'

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Knowledge Systems

Transactive Memory: Learning Who Knows What in Work Groups and Organizations

"Saying Is Believing" Effects: When Sharing Reality About Something Biases Knowledge and Evaluations

The Uncertain Role of Unshared Information in Collective Choices

Dirty Secrets: Strategic Uses of Ignorance and Uncertainty

Emotional and Motivational Systems

Effects of Epistemic Motivation on Conservatism, Intolerance, and Other System-Justifying Attitudes

Accountability Theory: Mixing Properties of Human Agents With Properties of Social Systems

Some Like It Hot: The Case for the Emotional Negotiator

Social Uncertainty and Collective Paranoia in Knowledge Communities: Thinking and Acting in the Shadow of Doubt

Communication and Behavioral Systems

Normative Influences in Organizations

Entrepreneurs, Distrust, and Third Parties: A Strategic Look at the Dark Side of Dense Networks

What Newcomers See and What Oldtimers Say: Discontinuities in Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge Transmission in Work Groups: Helping Newcomers Succeed

Organizational Learning and New Product Development: CORE Processes

Themes and Variations in Shared Cognition in Organizations

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