• Contents: A.P. Brief, J.P. Walsh, Series Editors' Foreword. Preface. T.K. Lant, Z. Shapira, Introduction: Foundations of Research on Cognition in Organizations. Part I:Theoretical Foundations.V. Dhar, The Role of Machine Learning in Organizational Learning. W. Ocasio, How Do Organizations Think? J.G. March, The Pursuit of Intelligence in Organizations. S.B. Sitkin, Commentary: The Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Cognition. Part II:Knowledge and Learning in Organizational Settings.D. Rulke, S. Zaheer, Shared and Unshared Transactive Knowledge in Complex Organizations: An Exploratory Study. C. Paul-Chowdhury, Internal Dissemination of Learning From Loan Loss Crises. P.R. Murphy, S.J. Mezias, Y.R. Chen, Adapting Aspirations to Feedback: The Role of Success and Failure. K.M. Sutcliffe, Commentary: Motivational Preconditions and Intraorganizational Barriers to Learning in Organizational Settings. Part III:Cognition at Work: Managerial Thinking and Decision Making.M. Tamuz, Defining Away Dangers: A Study in the Influences of Managerial Cognition on Information Systems. R.H. Bennett, III, W.P. Anthony, Understanding the Role of Intuition--Tacit Knowledge and Analysis--Explicit Knowledge in Bank Board Deliberations. K.U. Nair, Cognitive Maps of Managers and Complex Problem Solving. B. Vidaillet, Cognitive Processes and Decision Making in a Crisis Situation: A Case Study. J.M. Dukerich, Commentary: More Is Not Always Better: Limits to Managerial Thinking and Decision Making. Part IV:Social and Strategic Aspects of Cognition.V. Odorici, A. Lomi, Classifying Competition: An Empirical Study of the Cognitive Social Structure of Strategic Groups. A. Oldfield, Stakeholder Analysis as Decision Support for Project Risk Management. L. Brooks, C. Kimble, P. Hildreth, Understanding Managerial Cognition: A Structurational Approach. D.A. Gioia, Commentary: Strategy Is Social Cognition. Part V:The Past and Future of Organizational Cognition Research.W.H. Starbuck, Is Janus the God of Understanding? T.K. Lant, Z. Shapira, New Research Directions on Organizational Cognition.

"...this book provides a fascinating story of the emergence of theoretical constructs, metaphors, and paradigms in a topical area of organizational research....If the purpose of this book is to be provocative and motivational to scholars in this area, I think it succeeds. Research directions and issues are identified; numerous conceptualizations meriting tests are proposed. The importance of the study of cognition in organizations is firmly established, and...the challenge is laid out and will hopefully inspire interested parties."—Personnel Psychology