"This book is essential for anyone who needs to understand how organizations work, evolve and learn. In this new edition, Argyris discusses vital topics of current management research, such as tacit knowledge and management, so reflecting the evolving field of organizational learning." "Focusing on learning and organizational politics, the book addresses the key issues of organizational learning and Action Science; organizational effectiveness and what inhibits it; organizational development and human resource activities; and usable knowledge and how it is inhibited."--Jacket.