Designing and Implementing Ecological Models in Organisation Studies: Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach (FCM)

TY - CHAP

T1 - Designing and Implementing Ecological Models in Organisation Studies: Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach (FCM)

AU - You, Jacqueline

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - This chapter proposes the Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) approach as a useful methodological tool in studying the complex phenomenon of workplace spirituality. The FCM approach allows researchers to estimate and visualise causal relationships that reflect complex decision-making processes, especially in the face of adversity. More specifically, various coping mechanisms are examined in workplace spirituality research in relation to organisational resilience and sustainability. However, little evidence is offered of whether and how the various coping mechanisms interact with each other and structure complex decision-making problems, resulting in either productive or non-productive outcomes. I suggest that this is because there is no accessible template for employing the technique with the types of data researchers tend to encounter. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the FCM approach and some practical recommendations on how scholars can employ FCM by using two examples studying organisational resilience. Implications for future research are considered.

AB - This chapter proposes the Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) approach as a useful methodological tool in studying the complex phenomenon of workplace spirituality. The FCM approach allows researchers to estimate and visualise causal relationships that reflect complex decision-making processes, especially in the face of adversity. More specifically, various coping mechanisms are examined in workplace spirituality research in relation to organisational resilience and sustainability. However, little evidence is offered of whether and how the various coping mechanisms interact with each other and structure complex decision-making problems, resulting in either productive or non-productive outcomes. I suggest that this is because there is no accessible template for employing the technique with the types of data researchers tend to encounter. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the FCM approach and some practical recommendations on how scholars can employ FCM by using two examples studying organisational resilience. Implications for future research are considered.

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-09540-5_8

DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-09540-5_8

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-3-031-09539-9

VL - 2

T3 - Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment

SP - 159

EP - 178

BT - Faith Traditions and Practices in the Workplace

A2 - Vu, M. C

A2 - Singh, N

A2 - Burton, N

A2 - Chu, I

PB - Palgrave Macmillan

ER -