Abstract
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.
Keywords
Mediocrity principleAction (physics)Action learningKnowledge managementOrganizational learningCognitive sciencePsychologyComputer scienceEpistemologyMathematics educationPhilosophyCooperative learningTeaching method
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- 1982
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Chris Argyris
(1982).
Reasoning, learning, and action : individual and organizational.
Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa)
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