Learning from mistakes is easier said than done: Group and organizational influences on the detection and correction of human error

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-28

  Edmondson, Amy C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0348236488     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886396321001     Document Type: Article

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