Organizational Learning II - Argyris, Chris

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Résumé :
Organizational Learning II : Theory, Method, and Practice expands and updates the ideas and concepts of the authors' ground-breaking first book. Offering fresh innovations, strategies, and Concise explanations of long-held theories, this book includes new alternatives for practitioners and researchers. Argyris and Schön address the four principle questions which cut across the two branches of the field of organizational learning. 1. Why is an organization a learning venue ? 2. Are real-world organizations capable of learning ? 3. What kinds of learning are desirable ? 4. How can organizations develop their capability for desirable kinds of learning ? With new examples and the most up-to-date information on the technical aspects of organization and management theory, Argyris and Schön demonstrate how the research and practice of organizational learning can be incorporated in today's business environment.

Biographie:
Chris Argyris is James Bryant Conant Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior in the Graduate Schools of Business and Education at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books, monographs, and scholarly articles. Argyris' books include Strategy, Change and Defensive Routines (1985), Overcoming Organizational Defenses (1990), On Organizational Learning (1992), and Knowledge for Action (1993). Dr. Argyris has been a consultant to business, educational, and governmental organizations, as well as to many foreign governments. Donald A. Schön is Ford Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Urban Studies and Planning, and Architecture, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served as consultant and trustee for many public and private organizations. He is the author of numerous books and scholarly papers, including Beyond the Stable State, which grew out of his 1970 Reith lectures for the British Broadcasting Company, and the Reflective Practitioner : How Professionals Think in Action (Basic Books, 1983).