Organizational myopia : problems of rationality and foresight in organizations

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    • Catino, Maurizio

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Organizational myopia : problems of rationality and foresight in organizations

Maurizio Catino

Cambridge University Press, 2014, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-245) and index

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Could the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers have been avoided? What about the control failures in 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. Organizational Myopia explores the barriers that impede organizations from identifying an effective response to the problems that 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.

Table of Contents

  • 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.

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