Organizational learning II : theory method, and practice / Chris Argyris and Donald A. Schon.
By: Argyris, Chris
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Contributor(s): Schön, Donald A.
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BookSeries: Organization development series.Publisher: Wokingham : Addison-Wesley, 1996Description: xxix, 305 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0201629836.Subject(s): Organizational learning | Organizational effectiveness | Organizational change | Organizational behaviorDDC classification: 658.3
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 658.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00088791 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A member of the PH OD Series! Organizational Learning II expands and updates the ideas and concepts of the authors' ground- breaking first book. With new examples and the most up-to-date information on the technical aspects of organizational and management theory, Argyris and Schon demonstrate how the research and practice of organizational learning can be incorporated in today's business environment. KEY TOPICS: Features chapters focused around the Introduction to Organizational Learning; Defensive Reasoning And The Theoretical Framework That Explains It; Inquiry-Enhancing Intervention and Its Theoretical Basis; and Strengths and Weaknesses Of Consultation and Research In The Field Of Organizational Learning. MARKET:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I An Introduction to Organizational Learning
- 1 What Is An Organization That It May Learn?
- 2 Turning the Researcher/Practitioner Relationship On Its Head
- 3 The Mercury Case: What Facilitates or Inhibits Productive Organizational Learning
- II Defensive Reasoning and The Theoretical Framework That Explains It
- 4 Defensive Reasoning In Individuals
- 5 The Case of the CIO: Primary and Secondary Inhibitory Loops
- III Inquiry-Enhancing Intervention and Its Theoretical Basis
- 6 The Classroom: Intervention for Learning and Research
- 7 A Comprehensive Model II Intervention
- IV Strengths and Weaknesses of Consultation and Research in The Field of Organizational Learning
- 8 The Evolving Field of Organizational Learning
- 9 Making Sense of Limited Learning
- 10 Strategy and Learning: Making Prescriptions Actionable