De Gruyter Organizational Risk Management: Managing for Uncertainty and Ambiguity (Developments in Managing and Exploiting Risk, 3)

Product Description Organizational Risk Management: Managing for Uncertainty and Ambiguity serves to extend the discussion of risk established by the rest of this book series toward the roles of uncertainty and ambiguity in organizations. The content of this volume will oftentimes challenge the expectation for and utility of clarity in crisis situations, thereby favoring uncertainty and ambiguity as the necessary conditions to exploit organizational risk. As such, this volume seeks balance among traditional and contemporary perspectives on risk and reliability in organizations. This volume specifically explores opportunities in organizations to apply uncertainty and ambiguity for desired operational outcomes. These opportunities - such as, organizational structures and processes, team meetings, and so on - rely on interpretation, learning, and knowledge among individuals. With contributions from scholars and practitioners, this volume will situate concepts and theories alongside their tangible applications. The ultimate objective of Organizational Risk Management: Managing for Uncertainty and Ambiguity is to promote discussion among practitioners and organizational scholars who venture to understand organizational risk. Setting such a goal is to essentially practice what this volume shall inevitably preach: engage one another in order to proactively monitor and respond to risk. Strengthening ties along the bridge between practice and science will be a welcomed consequence of this volume. About the Author Krista N. Engemann, University North Carolina, USA; Kurt J. Engemann, Iona College, USA; Cliff W. Scott, University North Carolina, USA