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Karl Weick is the Rensis Likert College Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology. His scholarship continues to critically shape the whole field of organizational studies. We are very fortunate to have him here at Michigan and particularly, to be such a significant part of the Organizational Studies community. For those who may be new to Karl's work, here are some of the wonderful reading Karl has given us. First, there are the books: The Social Psychology of Organizing and Sensemaking in Organizations. With over 75 refereed articles, an equal number of book chapters, and key editorial roles in Organizational Studies, Karl continues to play a vital role in shaping the conversation in our field. His scholarship keeps it lively, playful, serious, honest and wise. The titles of some of his articles and chapters convey the intellectually playful and generative approach he takes to understanding organizations: "Social psychology in an era of social change", "Amendments to organizational theorizing", "Middle range theories of social systems", "Careers as eccentric predicates", "Cognition in organizations: An analysis of the Utrecht Jazz Orchestra", "Organization design: Organizations as self-designing systems", "Blindspots in organizational theorizing", "The management of eloquence", "Small wins: Redefining the scale of social problems", "Toward a model of organizations as interpretation systems", "Organizational culture as a source of high reliability", "Enacted sensemaking in crisis situations". "Theory construction as disciplined imagination", "Organized improvisation: 20 years of organizations". " The non-traditional quality of organizational learning", "Fatigue of the spirit in organizational theory and organizational development: Reconnaissance man as remedy",. "Collective mind in organizations: Heedful interrelating on flight decks", "The collapse of sensemaking in organizations: The Mann Gulch disaster", "Drop your tools: An allegory for organizational studies", "Improvisation as a mindset for organizational analysis".

Introduction by Stephanie Bulger