The Ambiguities of Experience

James G. March

Published by Cornell University Press 2017

The Ambiguities of Experience

James G. March

In the series Messenger Lectures

https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459016

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The first component of intelligence involves effective adaptation to an environment. In order to adapt effectively, organizations require resources, capabilities at using them, knowledge about the worlds in which they exist, good fortune, and good...

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James G. March is Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. He holds appointments in the Schools of Business and Education and in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology. His many books include Explorations in Organizations and The Pursuit of Organizational Intelligence.

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Jeff Kehoe:

James March is a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For decades March, perhaps the wisest philosopher of management, has illuminated how humans think and behave, and he continues to do so in this book. He begins by reminding us of just how deeply beholden we have become, in our organizational lives, to the idea of experiential learning.... The problem is that learning from experience involves serious complications, ones that are intrinsic to the nature of experience itself and which are explored in the body of this book.... Besides being a broadly erudite scholar, March is also a poet, and his talent shines through in the depth of the insight he offers, the breadth of allusion he portrays, and the concise language he uses. Though this book is short, it is challenging: Don't pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to ponder your assumptions about learning from experience in work and life. The rewards are here.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
1. THE PURSUIT OF INTELLIGENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. LEARNING THROUGH REPLICATING SUCCESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. LEARNING THROUGH STORIES AND MODELS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
4. GENERATING NOVELTY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5. THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 168
Keywords: experience; power of learning; role of experience; experiential learning; intelligence; organizational intelligence; organizational lives; human pursuit of intelligence; experience as a basis for adaptation

eBook

Published: December 15, 2010
ISBN: 9780801459016