Certainty Quote by Chris Argyris

“One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.” quote by Chris Argyris — Download Open image

“One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.”

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