Leadership and Organizational Learning in Extreme Situations.

• Main Authors: Lièvre, Pascal, Rix-Lièvre, Géraldine
• Other Authors: Centre de Recherche Clermontois en Gestion et Management (CRCGM), Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I (UdA)-École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) - Clermont-Ferrand (ESC Clermont-Ferrand), Activité, Connaissance, Transmission, éducation (ACTé), Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2012
• Subjects: Learning; knoweldge; polar expedition; [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences; Arctic; Hobbs; North Pole; Northwest Passage; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01120931

International audience Pascal Lievre and Geraldine Rix-Lievre present a comparative study of two polar expeditions. They suggest that polar expeditions provide an opportunity to learn about managing the unexpected (Aubry, Lievre & Hobbs, 2010). They discuss Nansen’s 1892 expedition to the North Pole and Franklin’s 1855 expedition to the Northwest Passage. Franklin’s expedition is considered one of the greatest disasters in Arctic exploration, while Nansen’s expedition is one of its greatest achievements. Lievre & Rix-Lievre compare these two polar expeditions to assess their implications on organizational learning.