Organizational cognition : computation and interpretation edited by Theresa K. Lant and Zur Shapira

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Organizational Cognition is a collection of chapters written by scholars from around the world. The editors outline the history of two approaches to the study of cognition in organizations, the computational approach and the interpretive approach. The chapters represent some of the most cutting-edge research on organizational cognition, covering research that spans many levels of analysis. Much of the work in the book demonstrates how computational and interpretive approaches can be combined in a way that provides greater insight into cognitive processes in and among organizations. The editors conclude by elaborating the likely boundary conditions of each approach and how they can be combined for a more complete understanding of cognition in organizations.

Introduction -- Classic theories of morality: Freud and Piaget -- From stages to schemas: Kohlberg and Rest -- Theoretical challenges to classic cognitive developmental models -- The rise of theories from neuroscience and evolutionary perspectives -- Global perspectives: a sampling of research and issues -- Conclusion: in a different mind -- Applied moral education: accomplishments and new directions -- Developmental therapy: helping clients grapple with core moral issues -- When development goes awry: deficits in moral and empathic development -- Conclusion: how to live and what to do.