Organization Theory Background Current organization theories explain organizational form
essentially through selection. That is, instead of focusing on the dynamics of emergence, the …

The diverse schools of organizational thought are classified according to micro and macro
levels of organizational analysis and deterministic versus voluntaristic assumptions of …

Control lies at the heart of organization theory. A central feature of organization is control
and without (some form of) control organizing is not possible; notions of 'structuring','job …

On 7 February 2005, the Hewlett Packard company is reported by an external observer to be
'imprisoned in its structure'(Loomis 2005: 60). Within weeks of this observation, HP's CEO …

The major paradigms of organizational theory suggest four imperatives or powerful
influences—environment, structure, leadership, and strategy—that help shape …

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 …

A longstanding question in organization research is what makes organizations more or less
similar to each other. Early organization theorists pointed out that organizations that share …

In this exciting book, Rodolphe Durand addresses fundamental issues in strategy and
organization theory. Why do organizations evolve the way they do? How far can managers …

The new institutionalism is a key perspective in organizational theory, one that shifts
analytical attention away from reductionist accounts that valorize efficiency or narrow self …

Much of the literature on organizational control processes has traditionally been based on
concepts of cybernetics, power, and authority. This article explores an alternative way of …