Knowledge for Action: A Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

Argyris, Chris

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ISBN 10: 1555425194 ISBN 13: 9781555425197

Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 1993

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Must 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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CHRIS ARGYRIS is James Bryant Conant professor of organizational behavior in the graduate schools of business and education at Harvard University. His previous Jossey-Bass books include Action Science (with Robert Putnam and Diana McLain Smith, 1985), and Theory in Practice (with Donald A. Schojn, 1974).

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The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice."Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and exceutives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who want to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book."―Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School

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The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice. The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary new theory of organizational problem-solving. Knowledge for Action turns this theory into practice. "Knowledge for Action is must reading for academics and exceutives alike. Chris Argyris once again demonstrates that he is the leading scholar in helping us understand why individuals and organizations are unable to learn from their actions and what steps must be taken to develop this essential capability. No executive who desires his organization to improve and learn continuously, or academic who want to develop usable as opposed to merely useful theory, can do so without understanding the message of this book."―Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Harvard Business School

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1555425194
• ISBN 13: 9781555425197
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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