{"product_id":"organizational-resilience-how-learning-sustains-organizations-in-crisis-disaster-and-breakdown-9780199791057","title":"Organizational Resilience: How Learning Sustains Organizations in Crisis, Disaster, and Breakdown","description":"In the age of knowledge, organizations survive and thrive only when they learn. All too often, when organizations are confronted with novel or changing situations, the process of learning breaks down and the result is catastrophic. In \u003cem\u003eOrganizational Resilience: How Learning Sustains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrganizations in Crisis, Disaster, and Breakdown\u003c\/em\u003e, D. Christopher Kayes explains why all organizational leaders should be concerned about learning and the dire consequences that may ensue if they are not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKayes draws on the foundational ideas of philosopher John Dewey, then connects this philosophy to contemporary studies on learning, management, and organizations. Through a wide range of examples from the realms of government, finance, engineering, healthcare, and commercial air travel, he describes\u003cbr\u003ehow learning can help organizations weather crises and outlines specific ways that leaders can learn from their experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first comprehensive review of how learning sustains organizations in challenging times, \u003cem\u003e Organizational Resilience\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for crisis managers, disaster-recovery team leaders, continuity-of-operations planning professionals, emergency-management professionals, and leaders at all\u003cbr\u003elevels who want their organizations to thrive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Christopher Kayes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199791057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD. Christopher Kayes is Professor of Management at the George Washington University School of Business. During his tenure as Interim Dean of the School of Business, he led the organization's financial turnaround. He is the author and coauthor of several books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40262042648691,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4b083a85-2fc2-4fcd-aa40-344ceeeece4d.jpg?v=1657634408","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/organizational-resilience-how-learning-sustains-organizations-in-crisis-disaster-and-breakdown-9780199791057","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}