Organizational myopia: problems of rationality and foresight in organizations / Maurizio Catino.
2013
HD58.82 .C38 2013
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Title
Organizational myopia: problems of rationality and foresight in organizations / Maurizio Catino.
Author
Catino, Maurizio.
ISBN
9781107027039
9781139612678 (electronic bk.)
9781139612678 (electronic bk.)
Publication Details
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 259 p. : ill.
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HD58.82 .C38 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.3/5
Summary
"Could the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers have been avoided? What about the recent global financial crisis? Behind these apparently very different events it is possible to identify a common element of organizational myopia - a syndrome that severely limits the capacity of organizations to foresee the effects of their own decisions and to recognize signs of danger or opportunity. Based on several case studies, Organizational Myopia explores the barriers that impede organizations from identifying an effective response to the problems which they have to confront. Using real-world cases, the author investigates the mechanisms that generate myopia in organizations at the individual, organizational and interorganizational level in contexts that are complex, uncertain, ambiguous and changeable. This book will help readers understand how to limit the origins of myopia and therefore increase the capacity of organizations to anticipate and contain unexpected events"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Cases of myopia; 2. Uncertainty and predictability in organizations; 3. The mechanisms of organizational myopia; 4. Anticipating risk: the problem of learning; 5. Implications for organizational design; Epilogue.