Top management's sensemaking as a strategic practice: the case of private organisations as strategic actors in Finnish healthcare changes
by Maarit Lammassaari; Esa Hiltunen; Hanna Lehtimäki
International Journal of Services Technology and Management (IJSTM), Vol. 26, No. 5, 2020

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine top management's sensemaking as a strategy practice. Building on the sensemaking perspective (Balogun et al., 2014; Weick, 1995), this research proposes that top management's sensemaking both enables and constrains strategising. This empirical analysis of a key informant interview and publicly available materials examines the sensemaking that constructs the role of the private healthcare service industry in Finland. This in-depth analysis of sensemaking in top management contributes to the literature on sensemaking in strategic management by adding empirical evidence on the role of language in strategy making.

Online publication date: Wed, 09-Sep-2020

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