Mark D. Cannon
Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1998
Short Biography
Professor Cannon's research explores potential barriers to adult learning and ways of overcoming these barriers. He is interested in how self-perceptions affect performance and has examined the impact of positive illusions (inaccurate positive self-perceptions) on learning and task performance. He is also interested in the ability of groups and organizations to capture potential learning from failures. He has identified antecedent conditions associated with groups that develop a learning-oriented approach to failures. He is also interested in the ability of top management teams to accurately assess organizational strengths, weaknesses, and needs. He is examining methods of providing top management teams with feedback that enhance organizational learning and adaptability without activating organizational defenses.
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