Organizational traps : leadership, culture, organizational design / by Chris Argyris.

By:

Argyris, Chris, 1923-2013

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2010Description: ix, 214 p. ; 23 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

9780199586165 (hbk.) :
0199586160 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

658.314 ARG

LOC classification:

HD58.7

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	658.314 ARG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		219045

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.