This book can be read from a variety of angles. One is from the point of view of its
contribution to an emerging theory of the firm based on the problem-solving competences …

From an abstract point of view, the organization of the firm is a prototype of a planned
institution deliberately created to coordinate the division of labour. As such, it contrasts with …

Our understanding of organizational learning has been handicapped by the failure to
incorporate an adequate conception of organizations. Argyris and Schön (1978) recognized …

What is commonly shared in the literature on management is the emphasis and the need for
concepts of organizational change which are more suitable for a business environment that …

In recent years organizational theorists have been much influenced by “new institutional"
economics (eg Williamson 1975; Porter 1980; Barney and Ouchi 1986; Aoki, Gustaffson and …

Organization theory is, as the title of this special issue suggests, at a crossroads. At a time
when the world of and around organizations is changing very fast, and when the need to …

... some excellent applications of contemporary scholarship to the major public sector
innovation issues of the day. And, if you are more interested in cognitive psychology or …

Under the influence of the 'communities of practice'perspective, research on organizational
learning has lost sight of the role of science and technology. As a result, theory development …

Research on major competence-destroying innovations dates back to Schumpeter (1934;
1942) analysis of technological change as a central feature of the capitalist system. More …

Systems consist of selected elements which are connected in particular ways, and their
properties depend both on the elements which they contain and on the organization of these …