Organizational Resilience

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 <em>Organizational Resilience: How Learning Sustains</em> <em>Organizations in Crisis Disaster and Breakdown</em> D. Christopher Kayes explains why all organizational leaders should be concerned about learning and the dire consequences that may ensue if they are not. <p/>Kayes 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 how learning can help organizations weather crises and outlines specific ways that leaders can learn from their experience. <p/>The first comprehensive review of how learning sustains organizations in challenging times <em> Organizational Resilience</em> is essential reading for crisis managers disaster-recovery team leaders continuity-of-operations planning professionals emergency-management professionals and leaders at all levels who want their organizations to thrive.<br>