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Explaining Development and Change in Organizations
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In this article, the authors introduce four basic theories that may serve as building blocks for explaining processes of change in organizations: life cycle, teleology, dialectics, and evolution, which represent different sequences of change events that are driven by different conceptual motors and operate at different organizational levels.Abstract:
This article introduces four basic theories that may serve as building blocks for explaining processes of change in organizations: life cycle, teleology, dialectics, and evolution. These four theories represent different sequences of change events that are driven by different conceptual motors and operate at different organizational levels. This article identifies the circumstances when each theory applies and proposes how interplay among the theories produces a wide variety of more complex theories of change and development in organizational life.read more
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Decision Rules Used in Academic Program Closure: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
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Exploring deeper structures in manufacturing strategy formation processes: a qualitative inquiry
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Modeling the ecosystem: a meta-synthesis of ecosystem and related literatures
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The making of strategic realities : an application of the social systems theory of Niklas Luhmann
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Challenges and Strategies for Conducting International Public Management Research
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