Antinomies of Crisis Management and Organizational Learning

Batorski, Jarema (2014): Antinomies of Crisis Management and Organizational Learning. Published in: Формирование российской идентичности как фактор национальной безопасности. Отв. ред. Р.Д. Хунагов, Изд-во АГУ, Москва - Майкоп - Ростов-на-Дону (ISBN 978-5-85108-279-5) : pp. 52-56.

Abstract

Organizational crises may be conducive to the process of intensive organizational knowledge acquisition. Actions undertaken in terms of crisis management often constitute the means for organizational learning. The conflict between innovative learning (double-loop learning), in which both the assumptions and the standards/strategies are modified, and routine learning (single-loop learning), which concerns only the action strategies (behaviours), constitutes a potential paradox. The conflict between exploration and exploitation can also pose a potential problem for organizational learning.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: crisis management, organizational learning
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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