Organizational Evolution: New Directions

Book Overview

During the last decade, the prominent approach in organization theory has moved from an emphasis on adaptive change in organizations to an increasingly influential selection approach to studying organizational change and a focus on evolutionary approaches. Organizational Evolution addresses organizational evolution by examining the process of continual change within organizations, including founding, disbanding, growth, and change. Drawn from a broad theoretical base, the chapters provide the most current evolutionary thinking about organizations from organizational ecology, strategy, economics, sociology, organizational change, and sociocultural evolution. Written by leading scholars in the area of organizational evolution, this volume consists mainly of original papers commissioned for the Wharton Conference on Organizational Evolution (Philadelphia, December 1988). Tightly edited with critical commentary following each section and a conclusion that highlights important issues and potential future directions, Organizational Evolution provides students, researchers, and practitioners with the latest theoretical and empirical work on organizational evolution. "This volume . . . marks a turning point in ecological inquiry. . . . This collection is important."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803936591
• ISBN13: 9780803936591
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.