Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of communities of practice from a psychoanalytically informed perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The concept of communities of practice is defined, their working described, and negative attributes delineated. Findings –...

Purpose – This article aims to present an alternative approach to diagnosing behavioral barriers to organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach – The paper juxtaposes interruptions in organizational learning with characteristics of narcissism and arrogant organization disorder....

Health care policy and practice are frequently driven by government mandate. What role does organizational learning have in government‐directed organizational change and what kind of organizational learning might we expect from legislated procedure? In 1983, a task force on indigent health...