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  | | Teaching Smart People How to Learn(1st Edition) (Harvard Business Review Classics) by Chris Argyris, General Management Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2008 by Harvard Business Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-2600-4, ISBN: 1-4221-2600-5 "Why are your smartest and most successful employees often the worst learners? Likely, they haven't had the opportunities for introspection that failure affords. So when they do fail, instead of critically examining their own behavior, they cast blame outwardon anyone or anything they can. In "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," Chris Argyris sheds light on the forces that prevent highly skilled employees for learning from mistakes and ..." |
 | | Integrating the Individual and the Organization(Updated) by Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon, Walter Laqueur Paperback, 347 Pages, Published 1990 by Transaction Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-88738-803-3, ISBN: 0-88738-803-5 " The emphasis on organizational change in the corporate life of recent years-including job redesign, autonomous groups, high performance work systems, and the redesign of control systems-owes a great deal to the pioneering work of Chris Argyris. This book examines how individuals in organizations can become more effective, in turn making organizations more effective. It explores the conventional pyramidal structure of organizations, ..." |
 | | Organizational Traps(1st Edition) Leadership, Culture, Organizational Design by Chris Argyris Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-963964-9, ISBN: 0-19-963964-7 "Anyone who has spent time in an organization knows that dysfunctional behavior abounds. Conflict is frequently avoided or pushed underground rather than dealt with openly. At the same time, the same arguments often burst out again and again, almost verbatim. Turf battles continue for extended periods without resolution. People nod their heads in agreement in meetings, and then rush out of the room to voice complaints to sympathetic ears ..." |
 | | Organizational Traps(1st Edition) Leadership, Culture, Organizational Design by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-958616-5, ISBN: 0-19-958616-0 "Anyone who has spent time in an organization knows that dysfunctional behavior abounds. Conflict is frequently avoided or pushed underground rather than dealt with openly. At the same time, the same arguments often burst out again and again, almost verbatim. Turf battles continue for extended periods without resolution. People nod their heads in agreement in meetings, and then rush out of the room to voice complaints to sympathetic ears ..." |
 | | Flawed Advice and the Management Trap(1st Edition) How Managers Can Know When They're Getting Good Advice and When They're Not by Chris Argyris, Harvard Business School, Harvard University Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-513286-1, ISBN: 0-19-513286-6 "Flawed Advice and the Management Trap: How Managers Can Know When They're Getting Good Advice and When They're Not is the first book to show how and why so much of today's business advice is flawed, and how managers and executives can better evaluate advice given to their firms Practitioners and scholars agree that businesses in the coming millennium will be managed differently than firms of the 20th century. And getting there from ..." |
 | | On Organizational Learning(2nd Edition) by Chris Argyris Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 1999 by Wiley-Blackwell Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-631-21309-3, ISBN: 0-631-21309-0 "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. " |
 | | Organizational Learning II(1st Edition) Theory, Method, and Practice by Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon, David A. Schon, Argyris Schon, Michael Payne, Teng Ssu Yu Paperback, 305 Pages, Published 1995 by Addison-Wesley Facsimile ISBN-13: 978-0-201-62983-5, ISBN: 0-201-62983-6 "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. Features chapters focused around ..." |
 | | Knowledge for Action(1st Edition) A Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 1993 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-1-55542-519-7, ISBN: 1-55542-519-4 "The landmark book Action Science introduced a revolutionary theory of Organizational inquiry that demonstrated ways to solve problems, enhance human development and learning, and promote individual, organizational, and social change. Now, Chris Argyris translates the powerful theoretical approach presented in that work into practical advice for researchers and managers. Knowledge for Action presents a step-by-step description of how to ..." |
 | | Theory in Practice(1st Edition) Increasing Professional Effectiveness by Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon, Donald A. SchãN, Schol Da Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 1992 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-1-55542-446-6, ISBN: 1-55542-446-5 ""This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide to the reform of professional education. It is also a beacon to theoretical thinking about human organizations, about their interdepAndence with the social structure of the professions, and about theory in practice." –– Journal of Higher Education" |
 | | The Applicability of Organizational Sociology(1st Edition) by Chris Argyris Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1974 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-09894-6, ISBN: 0-521-09894-7 "First published in 1972, this is a searching critique of work by both sociologists and psychologists on organisational structure and behaviour. Professor Argyris - although examining many different viewpoints - focuses in depth on five major writers on the subject: John Goldthrope, Peter Blau, James Thompson, Charles Perrow and David Lockwood, and analyses the practical, policy-making implications they draw or which would logically foll ..." |
 | | Theory in Practice(1st Edition) Increasing professional effectiveness by Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1974 by Jossey-Bass Inc, Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-87589-230-6, ISBN: 0-87589-230-2 ""This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide to the reform of professional education. It is also a beacon to theoretical thinking about human organizations, about their interdepAndence with the social structure of the professions, and about theory in practice." -- Journal of Higher Education" |
 | | Reasons and Rationalizations(1st Edition) The Limits to Organizational Knowledge by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926807-8, ISBN: 0-19-926807-X "What is the purpose of social science and management research? Do scholars/researchers have a responsibility to generate insights and knowledge that are of practical (implementable) value and validity? We are told we live in turbulent and changing times, should this not provide an important opportunity for management researchers to provide understanding and guidance? Yet there is widespread concern about the efficacy of much research. ..." |
 | | Overcoming Organizational Defenses(1st Edition) Facilitating Organizational Learning by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 180 Pages, Published 1990 by Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-205-12338-4, ISBN: 0-205-12338-4 "Organizational defences that exist in most organizations can inhibit organizational performance. This book shows how to diagnose the organization to expose the weaknesses. Each chapter contains advice about how to reduce organizational defences to bring about improved involvement and performance." |
 | | Reasoning, Learning, and Action(1st Edition) Individual and Organizational (JOSSEY BASS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE SERIES) by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 500 Pages, Published 1982 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-0-87589-524-6, ISBN: 0-87589-524-7 "A three-pronged approach to overcoming mediocrity, presented by one of the nation's top business theorist. Replete with case examples, this book details how employee reasoning, learning and action--properly developed--can counteract the self-defeating behavior affecting many organizations." |
 | | Reasons and Rationalizations(1st Edition) The Limits to Organizational Knowledge by Chris Argyris Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press, Usa ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928682-9, ISBN: 0-19-928682-5 "What is the purpose of social science and management research? Do scholars/researchers have a responsibility to generate insights and knowledge that are of practical (implementable) value and validity? We are told we live in turbulent and changing times, should this not provide an important opportunity for management researchers to provide understanding and guidance? Yet there is widespread concern about the efficacy of much research. ..." |
 | | Behind the Front Page(1st Edition) Organizational Self-Renewal in Metropolition Newspapers (The Jossey-Bass behavioral science series) by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 1974 by Jossey-Bass Inc Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-87589-223-8, ISBN: 0-87589-223-X "Behind the Front Page: Organizational Self-Renewal in Metropolition Newspapers (The Jossey-Bass behavioral science series) (Hardcover) by Chris Argyris" |
 | | The Applicability of Organizational Sociology(1st Edition) by Chris Argyris Hardcover, 147 Pages, Published 1972 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-08448-2, ISBN: 0-521-08448-2 "First published in 1972, this is a searching critique of work by both sociologists and psychologists on organisational structure and behaviour. Professor Argyris - although examining many different viewpoints - focuses in depth on five major writers on the subject: John Goldthrope, Peter Blau, James Thompson, Charles Perrow and David Lockwood, and analyses the practical, policy-making implications they draw or which would logically foll ..." |
 | | Organizational Traps Leadership, Culture, Organizational Design by Chris Argyris 226 Pages, Published 2010 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-161512-2, ISBN: 0-19-161512-9 "Leadership, Culture, Organizational Design Chris Argyris ... Self-fueling, self- reinforcing, circular processes are created that make it difficult to reduce Traps. The self-fueling, self-sealing processes can be interrupted if those involved are ( or ..." |
 | | Harvard Business Review on Developing Leaders(1st Edition) (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Chris Argyris, Warren G. Bennis, Robert J. Thomas, Harvard Business Review, Melvin Sorcher Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2004 by Harvard Business Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59139-500-3, ISBN: 1-59139-500-3 "Most organizations struggle with the question of leadership. How do you identify leaders in the making? How do you train them, taking into account their unique strengths and weaknesses? This collection of articles examines the ways in which managers and executives develop as leaders, and then helps readers apply successful tactics in real-life settings. Using innovative, as well as time-honored approaches, "Harvard Business Review on De ..." |
 | | Harvard Business Review on Managing People(1st Edition) (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Garetht Jones, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Rob Goffee, J. Sterling Livingston, Harvard Business Review, Chris Argyris, David A. Thomas, Robin J. Ely, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Jean-Frantois Manzoni, Rob Coffee, Harvard Business School, Mahlon Apgar Iv, Jean-Francois Manzoni, Jay A. Conger Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 1999 by Harvard Business Review Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87584-907-2, ISBN: 0-87584-907-5 "Book DescriptionLeading Minds and Landmark Ideas In An Easily Accessible FormatFrom the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world.From managing diversity to exploring alternative workplaces to debunki ..." |
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