Managing in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty: The Problems of Interpretation and Coordination in Juvenile Justice Organizations

Managing in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty: The Problems of Interpretation and Coordination in Juvenile Justice Organizations

Drawing on field work at three different juvenile justice organizations, this dissertation explores the joint problems of interpretation and coordination in the face of problems marked by moral ambiguity and practical uncertainty. The author draws on array of research from a wide array of social and...

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Main Author: Wakeham, Joshua
Other Authors: Winship, Christopher
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
Subjects:
sociology
ambiguity
cognition
coordination
juvenile justice
knowledge
organizations
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10624
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9823971

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http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10624
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9823971

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