Abstract
Abstract The book presents the latest research and theory about evolutionary change in organizations. It brings together the work of organizational theorists who have challenged the orthodox adaptation views that prevailed until the beginning of the 1980s. It emphasizes multiple levels of change - distinguishing change at the intraorganizational level, the organizational level, the population level, and the community level. The book is organized in a way that gives order and coherence to what has been a diverse and multidisciplinary field. (The book had its inception at a conference held at the Stern School of Business, New York University, January 1992.)
Keywords
Multidisciplinary approachSternCoherence (philosophical gambling strategy)Field (mathematics)Order (exchange)Organizational changeAdaptation (eye)Dynamics (music)SociologyManagementPopulationPublic relationsPolitical scienceSocial scienceEngineeringPsychologyBusinessEconomicsPedagogy
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(1994).
Evolutionary Dynamics of Organizations.
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195077360.001.0001
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- 10.1093/oso/9780195077360.001.0001