M.T. Hannan
Cascading organizational change
Hannan, M.T.; Pólos, L.; Carroll, G.R.
Abstract
This article develops a formal theory of the structural aspects of organizational change. It concentrates on changes in an organization's architecture, depicted as a code system. It models the common process whereby an initial architectural change prompts other changes in the organization, generating a cascade of changes that represents the full reorganization. The main argument ties centrality of the organizational unit initiating a change to the total time that the organization spends reorganizing and to the associated opportunity costs. The central theorem holds that the expected deleterious effect of a change in architecture on the mortality hazard increases with viscosity and the intricacy of the organizational design.
Citation
Hannan, M., Pólos, L., & Carroll, G. (2003). Cascading organizational change. Organization Science, 14(5), 463-482. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.14.5.463.16763
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2003 |
Deposit Date | Mar 22, 2007 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 22, 2014 |
Journal | Organization Science |
Print ISSN | 1047-7039 |
Electronic ISSN | 1526-5455 |
Publisher | Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 463-482 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.14.5.463.16763 |
Keywords | Organizational change, Cascades, Organizational mortality. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1601069 |
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