2019, Vol. 24, nº 2
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- What’s the story here? The effect of volatility on university leader sensemaking of undocumented student accessPublication . Parrish, DanThis paper examines the effects of volatility on sensemaking. While multiple studies have explored sensemaking in crisis situations, none have explicitly investigated the impact of volatility on organizational sensemaking. Interviews with 55 top leaders in U.S. Catholic universities reveal the effects of volatility on leader sensemaking of undocumented student access to their institutions. Under conditions of high volatility, leaders experienced a strong temptation to restrict communication, which is precisely the wrong thing to do since it reduces requisite variety. With less requisite variety, people miss more cues, which can lead to constrained sensemaking and premature simplification. Based on these findings, we can better understand the impact of volatility on organizational sensemaking and resulting consequences as sensemakers engage volatile issues.
- Benefits realisation of an it implementation in a bank : a case study using BMSPublication . Fernandes, Jesualdo; Caldeira, MárioWorld-wide investments in information systems and information technology (IS/IT) have been increasing over the years. Despite this, research has shown that it is uncertain whether IS/IT investments, in large organizations, return significant business value (Caldeira et al., 2012; Ward and Daniel, 2012; Hesselmann, Ahlemann and Böhl, 2015). Although there are several methods and frameworks developed to help organizations obtaining business benefits from the implementation of information systems, evidence has shown that the level of usage of those models and frameworks is relatively low (Lin and Pervan, 2003; Hallikainen et al., 2006). The purpose of this project is to analyse the Cranfield Benefits Management method and develop a software tool (BMS – Benefits Management System) that facilitates its use in organizations. A case study reporting the use of the software tool in a large Portuguese retail bank is also presented.