Study on Inquiring and Learning Process and Establishment of Identity

Abstract

A person gradually establishes one's identity. Such a process is related to some concepts of unconscious learning such as ‘tacit knowing' by M.Polanyi, ‘identification' by H.A.Simon, ‘appreciation' by G.Vickers and P.Checkland, and ‘legitimate peripheral participation' by J.Lave and E.Wenger. This paper, first, examines these concepts along management context. Based on the examination, we then investigate the fundamental idea of a learning and inquiry process of systems methodologies. Finally, we try to show that the establishment of personal identity is a process of exteriorization into an organization.