Organizational Sensemaking as a Theoretical Framework for the Study of Library Leadership

Abstract

Marion has just taken on the directorship of a joint university/public library. You, as her protégé, are interested in observing how she approaches the new venture. You are curious about what information she will gather, whose advice she will seek, how she will figure out the expectations others have of her and the library, how she will prioritize the many challenges before her, and how she will negotiate her leadership role with the staff. In other words, you want to study Marion's organizational sensemaking.

Citation

Lynn Fulton, T. (2005), "Organizational Sensemaking as a Theoretical Framework for the Study of Library Leadership", Garten, E.D., Williams, D.E. and Nyce, J.M. (Ed.) Advances in Library Administration and Organization (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 22), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 113-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0732-0671(05)22004-7