In praise of organizational forgetting

Easterby-Smith, Mark and Lyles, Marjorie (2011) In praise of organizational forgetting. Journal of Management Inquiry, 20 (3). pp. 311-316. ISSN 1056-4926

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

This article reviews and evaluates the concept of organizational forgetting. Drawing on established literature in the field of organizational learning, the authors analyze forgetting from three perspectives—cognitive, behavioral, and social. They argue a counterintuitive line that forgetting, in the right circumstances, can be beneficial for companies and demonstrate how the advantages and disadvantages vary according to the perspective adopted. The authors conclude with some practical suggestions about how companies can increase their ability to forget and also offer suggestions about the academic research agenda.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Management Inquiry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/aacsb/learningandpedagogical
Subjects:
?? ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNINGORGANIZATIONAL FORGETTINGMANAGEMENT LEARNINGBUSINESS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING(ALL)STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONHB ECONOMIC THEORYLEARNING AND PEDAGOGICAL ??
ID Code:
56341
Deposited By:
Deposited On:
30 Jul 2012 09:57
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
20 Sep 2023 00:23