Organizational learning from performance feedback

A behavorial perspective on innovation and change

Henrich R. Greve

226 pages, parution le 21/10/2003

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Résumé

Revisiting Cyert and March's classic 1963 'Behavioral Theory of the Firm', Henrich Greve offers an intriguing analysis of how firms evolve in response to feedback about their own performance. Based on ideas from organizational theory, social psychology, and economics, he explains how managers set goals, evaluate performance, and determine strategic changes.

Drawing on a range of recent studies, including the author's own analysis of the Japanese shipbuilding industry, he reports on how theory fits current evidence on organizational change of risk-taking, research and development expenses, innovativeness, investment in assets, and in market strategy.

The findings suggest that high-performing organizations quickly reduce their rates of change, but low-performing organizations only slowly increase those rates. Analysis of performance feedback is an important new direction for research and this book provides valuable insights in how organizational learning interacts with other influences on organizational behaviour such as competitive rivalry and institutional influences.

Introduction
Foundations
Model
Applications
Advanced topics
Conclusion
References
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Henrich R. Greve
Parution	21/10/2003
Nb. de pages	226
Format	15 x 22,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	370g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521534918
ISBN13	978-0-521-53491-8