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Defensive Routines

Defensive Routines is a behavioral pattern in organizational learning that functions as a self-protective mechanism by suppressing inquiry into embarrassing or threatening information, thereby preventing individuals or groups from confronting inconsistencies in their assumptions and actions.

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2017–2026

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Strategy, Change and Defensive Routines.

Michael A. Diamond, Chris Argyris · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1987 · 675 citations

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Action science and organizational learning

Journal of Managerial Psychology · 1995 · 328 citations

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Insect disturbance stridulation: Its Defensive role

W. Mitchell Masters · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1979 · 170 citations

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Is there empirical evidence for “Defensive Medicine”? A reassessment

Frank A. Sloan, John H. Shadle · Journal of Health Economics · 2008 · 152 citations

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Reinforcing organizational defensive routines: An unintended human resources activity

Chris Argyris · Human Resource Management · 1986 · 99 citations

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Authors

150

  1. DS
    Davide Secchi

    University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  2. RF
    Robert French

    University of the West of England, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 159 citations

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  3. UK
    Ulf Kragh

    Lund University, Sweden

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. PS
    Peter Simpson

    University of the West of England, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 159 citations

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  5. CA
    Chris Argyris

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 774 citations

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Institutions

98

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  2. Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, Spain

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    222 citations

  4. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1K citations

  6. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

  7. University of Strathclyde

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    127 citations

  8. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 61 citations

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  2. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 2 publications · 77 citations

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  3. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review

    JME · 2 publications · 82 citations

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  4. Motriz Revista de Educação Física

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. Journal of Research in Personality

    2 publications · 36 citations

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