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Single-Loop and Double-Loop Models in Research on Decision Making

Author(s) -

Chris Argyris

Publication year - 1976

Publication title -

administrative science quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 15.098

H-Index - 181

eISSN - 1930-3815

pISSN - 0001-8392

DOI - 10.2307/2391848

Subject(s) - double loop , loop (graph theory) , action (physics) , process (computing) , feedback loop , action research , human in the loop , decision theory , control theory (sociology) , computer science , physics , process management , management , control (management) , mathematics , economics , artificial intelligence , engineering , microeconomics , computer security , combinatorics , quantum mechanics , operating system

September 1 976, volu me 21 Some current research and theory on organizational decision making from the political science literature is examined, in which the potential role of learning and feedback in the decision-making process is largely ignored. An espoused theory of action based on single-loop learning is found to be the most general model of action. A double-loop model is proposed as providing feedback and more effective decision making.

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