Reasons and Rationalizations The Limits to Organizational Knowledge

Chris Argyris received his Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Cornell University in 1951 and served in the Yale University faculty for the next twenty years. He then became the James Bryant Conant Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior at Harvard University and held joint appointments over time at the Business, Law, and Kennedy Schools. His early research dealt with organizational structures and organizational change. His primary research methodology has been intervention, and his ongoing concern has been the applicability of knowledge. Argyris is author of thirty-three books and monographs and more than 400 articles. He has been awarded eleven honorary doctorates. The Chris Argyris Chair in Psychology has been established in his honor at Yale University. Other honors include the Academy of Management's Irwin Award, the Kurt Lewin Award, the American Psychological Association's Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology, and several other 'lifetime achievement' awards. He has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association, the National Academy of Human Resources, the Canadian School of Management, and the International Academy of ManagementArgyris, Chris is the author of 'Reasons and Rationalizations The Limits to Organizational Knowledge', published 2004 under ISBN 9780199268078 and ISBN 019926807X.