Person
Chris Argyris
Organizational theorists of double-loop learning and reflective practice in professional work.
Why this matters
Argyris and Schön extend correction beneath single-loop fixes—when teams protect the assumptions that hurt them.
Works3 sources
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Organizational Learning II: Theory, Method, and Practice
Argyris, Chris, and Donald A. Schon. Organizational Learning II: Theory, Method, and Practice. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.
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On Organizational Learning
Argyris, Chris. On Organizational Learning. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1999.
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Overcoming Organizational Defenses
Argyris, Chris. Overcoming Organizational Defenses. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1990.
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