Chris Argyris

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Chris Argyris (born July 16, 1923 in Newark , New Jersey , † November 16, 2013 ) was Professor of Administrative Science at Yale and co-founder of organizational development .

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After his military service, he studied psychology and economics. He received his PhD from Cornell University on organizational behavior. From 1951 to 1971 he teaches as a professor of administrative science at Yale University. He later was a professor of education and organizational behavior at Harvard University.

Alongside Dick Beckhard , Edgar Schein and Warren Bennis, Argyris is considered a co-founder of organizational development . He dealt with the question of how an organization influences the development of its employees and to what extent it depends on their quality. He brought the interpersonal relationships in the workplace into the center of attention. This gave rise to the term “ learning organization ”. Argyris is also known for the management concepts of “practiced incompetence” and “defensive routines” (Argyris, in: Fatzer 1996) as well as for helping to develop the construct of the psychological employment contract .

Works

  • Chris Argyris: Personality and Organization , 1957
  • Chris Argyris: Understanding Organizational Behavior . Dorsey Press, Homewood, Illinois, USA 1960 (English).
  • Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schön: The learning organization , 2nd edition, Klett-Cotta 2002, ISBN 3-608-91890-6
  • Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schön: Organizational Learning II , Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201-62983-6
  • Chris Argyris: Knowledge in Action. A case study on the learning organization. , Klett-Cotta 1997, ISBN 3-608-91838-8
  • Chris Argyris: Knowledge for Action. A Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change , Jossey-Bass Wiley, 1993, ISBN 1-55542-519-4
  • Chris Argyris: Practiced incompetence, in: Fatzer Gerhard (ed.) Organizational Development for the Future, EHP Cologne, 1996.
  • Chris Argyris: Defensive Routinen, in: Fatzer Gerhard (Hg) Organizational Development for the Future, EHP Cologne, 1996.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Chris Argyris Obituary , accessed November 24, 2013
  2. ↑ Chris Argyris overleden , Dutch and English, accessed November 24, 2013
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SURNAME Argyris, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American administrative scientist, professor of organizational psychology and management
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 2013