Letters of correspondence from Charles Handy, one to Rosabeth Moss Kanter regarding Chris Argyris's article on double-loop learning, and the other to Warren Bennis concerning an invitation to join the Board of Advisers. In the first letter, Handy states that the difficulty involved in double-loop learning results from culture, not process, adding that Argyris's professionals clearly do not come from backgrounds in which mistakes are interpreted as failed experiments. Handy proceeds to declare that management in contemporary society is rife with uncertainty and healthy doubt should be perceived as respectable if doubt-loop learning is to be possible. In the second letter, Handy indicates that he accepts Bennis's invitation to join the Board of Trustees and how impressed he was by Bennis's proposal. However, his only criticism is that it is too American-centered.
Handy, Charles B Kanter, Rosabeth Moss Harvard University Harvard Business School Argyris, Chris, 1923-2013 Mumford, Alan Bennis, Warren G University of Southern California
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Original: Correspondence letters written by Charles Handy, 1991; Charles Handy Papers; Box 11, Folder 3; 2 pages
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