Characteristics of Sense-Making in Combat

Ben-Shalom, Uzi; Klar, Yechiel; Benbenisty, Yizhaq

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“…Ben‐Shalon et al . (: 220) also argued that sensemaking during combat ‘is not restricted to seeking information, analyzing it, and deciding on a suitable course of action. The cognitive process is part of a more complex experience involving intense emotions (often fear but also joy), a physical dimension (fatigue, stress, and even empowerment) and a spiritual dimension (fear of annihilation and despair but also a sense of purpose and revelation)’.…”

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“…In their view, ‘sensemaking in combat is influenced by the smells, sights, and sounds aroused by the proximity to danger and the physical characteristics of the combat environment. The heat of battle evokes emotional, physical, and cognitive human responses, in contrast to the organized and detached qualities aroused by the high‐tech digital human‐machine interface’ (Ben‐Shalon et al ., : 219).…”

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“…Ben‐Shalon et al . (: 220) argue that the common depiction of sensemaking in combat contexts is cognitive in its emphasis ‘and therefore does not encompass the full spectrum of qualities that characterize the experience of combat, such as surprise, confusion, and bewilderment; nor related emotions such as fear, joy, or numbness’. In their view, ‘sensemaking in combat is influenced by the smells, sights, and sounds aroused by the proximity to danger and the physical characteristics of the combat environment.…”

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Embodying Sensemaking: Learning from the Extreme Case ofVannNath, Prisoner atS‐21

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5 ISEG-UL, Lisbon, Portugal 6 CIS/ISCTE-IUL. Lisbon, PortugalThe sensemaking literature offered important critical insights to the understanding of organizing. These have been underpinned by two foundational assumptions. First, sensemaking is predominantly a higher order cognitive process. Second, it is a process desired and desirable. Considering the account of Vann Nath as prisoner of the S-21 extermination center during the Khmer Rouge regime, we challenge these assumptions and argue that, in some cases, sensemaking is fundamentally a bodily and emotional process, one that is undesired and blocked by the organization in which it takes place. The shift in perspective triggered by an extreme context has pertinent implications for the understanding of sensemaking in other, non-extreme organizational circumstances.Our study of sensemaking draws on three areas of organization theory: the cognitive, the emotional, and 42 M.P. Cunha et al.

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“…Our contention is that this factor should be further explored and that it is related to coping styles. We assume that the will to fight is partially connected to an understanding and interpretation of the combat reality, namely of the stressors of combat (Ben-Shalom et al, 2012;Kellett, 1982).…”

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“…These methods enable the individual to reduce the experience of stress and thus make it possible for him to perform complex actions without mistakes (Driskell & Salas, 1991). Much of military training is aimed toward the inoculation of the soldier against the blurring effects of immediate stress that may lead toward short-term paralysis and loss of function (Ben-Shalom, Klar, & Benbenisty, 2012).…”

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Coping Styles and Combat Motivation During Operations

Ben-Shalom

Benbenisty

2016

Armed Forces & Society

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The characteristic challenges of combat lead military personnel to develop adaptive coping styles that are different from coping styles used in routine life. This contention is explored using data collected from Israel Defense Forces conscript and reserve soldiers during intense military operations. The results of this study support this claim, in particular concerning faith. Coping styles were also correlated with combat motivations and measures of positive and negative emotions. It seems that a well-adapted soldier may use unique coping styles that, although perhaps not understood by outsiders, can contribute to his capacity to carry out his undertakings. A better understanding of such a state of mind should prove valuable for military leaders and religious experts.

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A time to act and a time for restraint: Everyday sensegiving in the context of paradox

Benbenisty

Luria

2021

J Organ Behavior

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Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examines how leaders' everyday sensegiving strategies shape followers' compliance with a paradoxical use-of-force policy. Building on performance data derived from 41 teams and interviews with their respective team leaders, our findings point to two sensegiving strategies: practical (connecting the policy to larger organizational goals) and internalization (connecting the policy to team members' personal norms, experiences, and values). We also identified a third communication strategy, which did not involve sensegiving: bureaucratic communication (ignoring the paradox and delivering the policy). Findings show that followers deviated less from the paradoxical policy when their leaders used either of the two sensegiving strategies (internalization and practical) compared with the bureaucratic strategy. The findings shed light on the interplay between sensegiving and leadership theories that relate to the dynamics of motivating followers in contexts of paradox, particularly meaning-based leadership.

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Characteristics of Sense-Making in Combat

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Embodying Sensemaking: Learning from the Extreme Case ofVannNath, Prisoner atS‐21

Embodying Sensemaking: Learning from the Extreme Case ofVannNath, Prisoner atS‐21

Coping Styles and Combat Motivation During Operations

A time to act and a time for restraint: Everyday sensegiving in the context of paradox

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