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General organisational learning

In: Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach

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  • Brian Toft

    (Marsh Ltd)

  • Simon Reynolds

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This chapter draws heavily on the responses from those interviewed for the research programme underlying this book. It looks at these responses in terms of eight general concept groups derived from analysis of the research: organisational isomorphism; emotional impact; chance and disaster; attempted foresight; hindsight; organisational reaction; safety by compulsion; and safety philosophy. These concept groups may be viewed as general factors that can influence the ability of organisations to take steps towards ‘active foresight’. Active foresight is the goal of the organisational learning process: it combines foresight of the possible causes of disaster, with action to remove or reduce the risk of those causes taking effect.

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  • Brian Toft & Simon Reynolds, 2005. "General organisational learning," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach, edition 0, chapter 0, pages 65-87, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-27902-9_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-27902-9_6
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