NATO's lessons in crisis: institutional memory in international organizations

How do international organizations develop institutional memory from their failures? As this book argues, the learning infrastructure in these organizations often disincentivizes error reporting -- prompting elites to informally share knowledge via networks. Drawing on interviews and an experiment with 120 NATO elite officials, this book reveals the importance of institutional design in making or breaking a learning organization.

How do international organizations develop institutional memory from their failures? As this text argues, the learning infrastructure in these organizations often disincentivizes error reporting - prompting elites to informally share knowledge via networks. Drawing on interviews and an experiment with 120 NATO elite officials, this book reveals the importance of institutional design in making or breaking a learning organization.