Organizational traps : leadership, culture, organizational design /
Argyris, Chris, 1923-2013.
Organizational traps : leadership, culture, organizational design / by Chris Argyris. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - ix, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I.Why we act against our own state interests -- 1.How we deal with difficult situations -- 2.Actions that trap us -- 3.Causes of traps -- Part II.How conventional approaches bypass traps - and what to do about it -- 4.Leadership and traps -- 5.Culture, leadership, and traps -- 6.Strengthening new approahces -- Conclusion: traps and the human predicament. How we deal with difficult situations -- Actions that trap us -- Causes of traps -- Leadership and traps -- Culture, leadership, and traps / co-author, Ian Smith -- Strengthening new approaches.
Chris Argyris explores why it is that the same conflicts are experienced in organizations, yet the issues are often never addressed and ignored. He shows how our behaviour creates these 'organizational traps', and that while much writing on management also shows this, it doesn't focus on how to avoid these traps.
9780199586165 (hbk.) : £20.00 0199586160 (hardback)
Corporate culture.
Organizational behavior.
Leadership.
Business and Management.
Organizational theory & behaviour
HD58.7
658.314 ARG
Organizational traps : leadership, culture, organizational design / by Chris Argyris. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - ix, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I.Why we act against our own state interests -- 1.How we deal with difficult situations -- 2.Actions that trap us -- 3.Causes of traps -- Part II.How conventional approaches bypass traps - and what to do about it -- 4.Leadership and traps -- 5.Culture, leadership, and traps -- 6.Strengthening new approahces -- Conclusion: traps and the human predicament. How we deal with difficult situations -- Actions that trap us -- Causes of traps -- Leadership and traps -- Culture, leadership, and traps / co-author, Ian Smith -- Strengthening new approaches.
Chris Argyris explores why it is that the same conflicts are experienced in organizations, yet the issues are often never addressed and ignored. He shows how our behaviour creates these 'organizational traps', and that while much writing on management also shows this, it doesn't focus on how to avoid these traps.
9780199586165 (hbk.) : £20.00 0199586160 (hardback)
Corporate culture.
Organizational behavior.
Leadership.
Business and Management.
Organizational theory & behaviour
HD58.7
658.314 ARG