From belief to knowledge : achieving and sustaining an adaptive culture in organizations / Neil Douglas, Terry Wykowski.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Douglas, Neil, 1962-

Contributor:

• Wykowski, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Organizational learning.
• Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Belief is not knowledge, but we tend to hold our beliefs as if they represent knowledge, selecting whatever evidence is required to justify them. And because humans tend to cling to their beliefs as truths, organizations often ignore the need for change, no matter how urgent that need.From Belief to Knowledge: Achieving and Sustaining an Adaptive Culture in Organizations offers potential change agents an integrative analysis and treatment of the problem of organizational learning. It demonstrates the importance of looking beneath beliefs and assumptions to find the

Contents:

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1. Introduction; Section I. Foundations; Chapter 2. What Does It Mean to Know?; Chapter 3. Reality and Knowing; Chapter 4. Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge; Chapter 5. Exploring the Epistemic Terrain; Section II. Applications; Chapter 6. The Knowing Subject; Chapter 7. Collective Knowing; Chapter 8. Leaders; Chapter 9. Culture; Postscript; Back cover

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 0-429-24652-8
• 1-4398-3736-8

OCLC:

670411988