Tapping the potential of sensemaking for performance management
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a framework, the CX Framework, for organizational sensemaking of systems-based performance management.
Design/methodology/approach
The design/methodology/approach of this paper is theoretical analysis and empirical testing.
Findings
The findings on the CX Framework were that organizational sensemaking was aligned with performance management theory and was enhanced with the use of the CX Framework.
Research limitations/implications
The research limitations are that empirical testing has been done on the CX Framework, and therefore, generalizations are not possible.
Practical implications
The practical implications of this paper are that it aids in providing visual management to system complexity as a source of better performance management.
Social implications
The social implications of this paper are that it informs management science about the importance of sensemaking as both a human and technical act.
Originality/value
The originality of this article is the visual and analytical presentation of enhanced organizational sensemaking as a source of informed performance management.
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Citation
Flumerfelt, S., Calvo-Amodio, J. and Porter, J.D. (2017), "Tapping the potential of sensemaking for performance management", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-03-2017-0009
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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