The paradoxes of learning from failures

Katsuhiko Shimizu

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2007.26530886

The paradoxes of learning from failures

Katsuhiko Shimizu

Graduate School of Business Administration

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Abstract

Drawing on and extending the research on escalation of commitment and organizational learning, this paper intends to elaborate upon inherent difficulties of learning from relatively large failures. We introduce the paradox of learning from failures, which explains unexpected outcomes when learning from failures is purposefully sought. We propose three such paradoxes: escalation paradox, repetition paradox, and defensive paradox.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2007.26530886
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2007 - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: 2007 Aug 3 → 2007 Aug 8

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Other	67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia, PA
Period	07/8/3 → 07/8/8

Keywords

Commitment
Learning from failures
Paradoxes

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Management Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation

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