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Learning from the Past: Collingwood and the Idea of Organisational History

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Through a consideration of the views of R.G. Collingwood on historical knowledge and conceptual change, this paper addresses organisational issues such as history, culture and memory. It then subjects the idea of ‘learning histories’ to critical scrutiny. It concludes that, because of their potential to become framing mental models, they may be in danger of failing to achieve the purposes for which they are used.

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    Deborah Blackman (Senior Lecturer in the Southampton Business School) & James Connelly (Head of the School of Human Sciences and Communication)

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Blackman, D., Connelly, J. Learning from the Past: Collingwood and the Idea of Organisational History. Philos. of Manag. 1, 43–54 (2001). https://doi.org/10.5840/pom20011213

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