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  • Errors in Organizations

The Importance of Work Context in Organizational Learning from Error

By: Lucy H. MacPhail and Amy C. Edmondson
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Keywords

Working Conditions; Situation or Environment; Organizational Change and Adaptation

Citation

MacPhail, Lucy H., and Amy C. Edmondson. "The Importance of Work Context in Organizational Learning from Error." In Errors in Organizations, edited by D. Hoffman and M. Frese. Routledge, 2011.

About The Author

Amy C. Edmondson

Technology and Operations Management
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