On Organizational Learning - 2nd Edition by Chris Argyris (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This book is essential for anyone who needs to understand how organizations work, evolve, and learn. In this new edition, Argyris discusses vital topics of current management research, such as tacit knowledge and management, so reflecting the evolving field of organizational learning.

• Brings together the thinking of one of the world's leading management thinkers: especially in the area of action learning.

From the Back Cover

This book is essential for anyone who needs to understand how organizations work, evolve, and learn. In this new edition, Argyris discusses vital topics of management research, such as tacit knowledge and management, so reflecting the evolving field of organizational learning.

Focusing on learning and organizational politics, the book addresses the key issues of:

• Organizational learning and Action Science.
  
• Organizational effectiveness and what inhibits it.
  
• Organizational development and human resource activities.
  
• Usable knowledge and how it is inhibited.

About the Author

Chris Argyris is the James B. Conant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Harvard University. He is the author of thirty books and research monographs as well as numerous articles. Together with Cary Cooper, Professor Argyris is co-editor of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management. He is a consultant to many corporations, governmental organizations, and universities in Europe and the US.