Knowledge for action: a guide to overcoming barriers to organizational changeMust reading for academics and executives alike. Leading business scholar Chris Argyris helps readers understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their action, then presents the steps that must be taken to change. |
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Contents
Uncovering Roadblocks to Improvement | 13 |
Defensive Routines That Limit Learning | 49 |
Diagnosing and Intervening | 67 |
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| Title | Knowledge for action: a guide to overcoming barriers to organizational change Jossey-Bass management series Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series JOSSEY BASS BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SERIES Management Series A Joint publication in the Jossey-Bass management series and the Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series Joint Publication in the Jossey-Bass Management Series and t |
| Author | Chris Argyris |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Jossey-Bass, 1993 |
| ISBN | 1555425194, 9781555425197 |
| Length | 309 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship Business & Economics / Management Business & Economics / Structural Adjustment Organizational change Organizational change - Handbooks, manuals, etc Organizational change Handbooks, manuals, etc Organizational change/ Handbooks, manuals, etc Psychology / General |
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