Organizational learning and action research: the organization of individuals

This chapter focuses on organizational change, its control and regulation, from the standpoint of a non-dualistic conception of the relationship between individuals and organizations, rooted in the social theory of Norbert Elias, in a theory of organizational learning (Fabbri, 2003) and in a conception of action research (Albano, 2010) in support of organizational learning (Albano, Fabbri, 2010) which are consistent with each other. The combination of these theoretical and methodological references allows an original interpretation of organizational change and the identification of some prior rules for organized collective actions helpful at guiding change accordingly to organizational members' needs.