Organizational Learning in the Global Context
Michael Kenney author M Leann Brown editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:28th Sep '06
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Organizational learning is an area of study that focuses on models and theories about the way an organization learns and adapts. This volume investigates how various global and regional intergovernmental organizations, states and national bureaucracies, as well as nongovernmental organizations, exploit experience and knowledge to change their understanding of the world, their policies and their behaviours. Drawing upon and synthesizing organizational, social and individual-level learning theories, the cases explicate various learning processes, learning by illicit actors, and deterrents to organizational learning. The twelve case studies of this volume consider organizational learning associated with multiple issue areas including the United States embargo against Cuba, food security in the European Union, the Russian energy sector, Colombian drug trafficking, terrorist groups, the Catholic Church, and foreign aid agencies. Based entirely on original research, the volume is relevant to international relations, comparative politics, organizational sociology and policy studies.
'This is an extraordinary book...the authors bring centre stage a penetrating arsenal of analytic and empirical tools to cast light upon issues of our knowledge based age. Students, scholars and interested citizens will profit immensely from this volume.' John de la Mothe, University of Ottawa, Canada 'This volume provides a theoretically useful and historically rich treatment of learning by different types of actors in a variety of interesting subject areas. It is an important contribution to our understanding of a critical aspect of social behavior that will be of interest to scholars and students in nearly all of the social sciences.' Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University, USA '...reaches a number of important policy-related conclusions that will be of use to policy makers as well as to all social scientists. Educators as well will find much of interest.' Sir Read A Lot 'For those interested in organizational learning and social sciences in general, this volume will be a welcome addition to their reading. It is a studious, well written, theoretically interesting and historically useful text.' Political Studies Review
ISBN: 9780754648420
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Weight: 453g
304 pages