In recent years, social psychology has made an increasing contribution to studies in industrial contexts. The main focus of research discussed here is on how the different groups or sides in industry understand one another, and on the factors which affect that understanding.

Purpose – Cognitive perspectives have emerged from many years of struggle for recognition, and grown into a dominant theme in psychology. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what Karl Weick expressed as important themes in this struggle, made major contributions to the content of cognitive...