Amendments to Organizational Theorizing

In the 1974 article, Karl E. Weick argued for a paradigm shift in organizational theory, advocating for a focus on everyday events and micro-organizations rather than large, complex businesses. He criticized the current approach for being overwhelmed by complexity and producing narrow and incomplete concepts. Weick suggested that more accessible and commonplace data sources could lead to more effective hypothesis generation and a better theoretical understanding of organizational phenomena. He emphasized the importance of incorporating everyday observations into theoretical models to uncover implicit theories and improve the robustness of organizational theory. The article called for a richer theoretical imagery and the inclusion of seen-but-unnoticed aspects of the obvious to enhance explanations and predictions in organizational studies.