Juggling Ambiguity in Sustained Ignoring Work: The persistent dismissal of warnings at a university hospital
Published online on March 11, 2026
Abstract
Organization Studies, Ahead of Print.
How do actors overlook uncomfortable information? We add to the understanding of how potential problems can be ignored over long periods, in spite of recurrent warnings. Ignoring then becomes a dynamic process of responding to evolving ignoring ‘threats’ ...
How do actors overlook uncomfortable information? We add to the understanding of how potential problems can be ignored over long periods, in spite of recurrent warnings. Ignoring then becomes a dynamic process of responding to evolving ignoring ‘threats’ ...