Predicting Organizational Reconfiguration

Authors

Tim N. Carroll, University of the PacificFollow
Samina Karim, Boston University

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Document Type

Contribution to Book

Book Title

New Approaches to Designing and Organizing

Editor(s)

A. Bøllingtoft, D.D. Håkonsson, J.F. Nielsen, C.C. Snow, and J. Ulhøi

Description

This chapter addresses the issue of structural change within for-profit organizations, both as adaptation to changing markets and as purposeful experimentation to search for new opportunities, and builds upon the "reconfiguration" construct. In the areas of strategy, evolutionary economics, and organization theory, there are conflicting theories that either predict structural change or discuss obstacles to change. Our aim is to highlight relevant theoretical rationales for why and when organizations world, or would not, be expected to undertake structural reconfiguration. We conclude with remarks on how these literatures, together, inform our understanding of reconfiguration and organization design and provide insights for practitioners.

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https://www.springer.com/us/book/9781441906267

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https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-approaches-to-organization-design-theory-and-practice-of-adaptive-enterprises/oclc/502303985&referer=brief_results

ISBN

978-1-4419-0627-4

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

Springer

City

Boston, MA

First Page

79

Last Page

97

Keywords

reconfiguration, organization design, structure, restructuring, reorganization, organizational change, configuration, strategic choice

Disciplines

Business

Recommended Citation

Carroll, T. N., & Karim, S. (2009). Predicting Organizational Reconfiguration. In A. Bøllingtoft, D.D. Håkonsson, J.F. Nielsen, C.C. Snow, and J. Ulhøi (Eds.), New Approaches to Designing and Organizing (79–97). Boston, MA: Springer
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/esob-facbooks/19