Organizational resilience : how learning sustains organizations in crisis, disaster, and breakdown

Drawing on a wide range of examples from government, finance, engineering, and commercial air travel, this book illustrates how the breakdown of learning threatens organisational continuity. The book challenges conventional wisdom on why organisations fail by suggesting that the breakdown of learnin...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Kayes, D. Christopher
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Ausgabe:
[First edition].
Zusammenfassung:
Drawing on a wide range of examples from government, finance, engineering, and commercial air travel, this book illustrates how the breakdown of learning threatens organisational continuity. The book challenges conventional wisdom on why organisations fail by suggesting that the breakdown of learning is behind many high-profile organisational failures. The book outlines ways that leaders learn from their experience and how learning translates into benefits for the organisation.
Umfang:
IX, 171 s. fig.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-024584-0
0-19-024535-2
Schlagworte:
Organizational learning.
Organizational resilience.
Crisis management.
Management
Business & Economics
Management Styles & Communication
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