What is the espoused theory?
Espoused theory refers to. the worldview and values that people believe. guide their behaviors. Theory-in-use refers to the. worldview and values reflected in the behaviors.
What is Organisational learning Argyris?
Chris Argyris and Donald Schön (1978) defined organizational learning as: “the detection and correction of error”. Since individuals form the bulk of the organization, they must establish the necessary forms and processes to enable organizational learning in order to facilitate change.
What was the purpose of Argyris and Schon’s theory?
The models and conceptualisations developed by Argyris and Schon are for the purpose of helping people to be able to make more informed choices about the action they design and implement. To this end they have developed models which seek to explain the processes which create and maintain people’s theory-in-use.
How is theory in use and espoused theory related?
Argyris and Schön described the mental maps implicit in people’s actions as “theories in use”, and their consciously held beliefs and explanations about their actions as “espoused theories”. Argyris suggests that bringing theory-in-use and espoused theory into line with each other will increase effectiveness.
What did Chris Argyris and Donald Schon postulate?
This is the result of the collaborative research of Argyris and Schön. They postulated that human beings are idealistic and have a sense of right and wrong. They have a preconceived idea of the goodness they are capable of and this is what they called the espoused theory.
How did Argyris and Schon argue that people have mental maps?
Our starting point is Argyris and Schön’s (1974) argument that people have mental maps with regard to how to act in situations. This involves the way they plan, implement and review their actions. Furthermore, they assert that it is these maps that guide people’s actions rather than the theories they explicitly espouse.