Evolutionary Dynamics of Organizations
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Author Description
This book presents the latest research and theory about organizational evolutionary change. It brings together the work of organization theorists who have played key roles in challenging the orthodox adaptation views that prevailed until the beginning of the 1980s. Joel A.C. Baum and Jitendra V. Singh emphasize hierarchy of evolutionary processes at the intraorganizational level, the organizational level, the population level, and the community level. Derived from a conference held at the Stern School of Business at New York University, Evolutionary Dynamics of Organizations is organized in a way that gives order and coherence to what has been a diverse and multidisciplinary field.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the mechanisms of organizational change by applying evolutionary theory to the development and survival of firms. The editors, Jitendra V. Singh and Joel A. C. Baum, curate a collection of scholarly contributions that challenge traditional adaptation-based models of business growth. By synthesizing research from a 1980s-era conference at the Stern School of Business, the text establishes a structured framework for understanding how organizations evolve across multiple levels of analysis.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A multi-level hierarchy of evolutionary processes spanning intraorganizational, organizational, population, and community levels.
- Theoretical critiques of orthodox adaptation views in organizational studies.
- Empirical research and conceptual models derived from multidisciplinary academic perspectives.
- A synthesized taxonomy for organizational change that provides coherence to a previously fragmented field.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this text as a foundational resource for scholars and students interested in the intersection of evolutionary biology and organizational theory. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a comprehensive reference for those studying the structural dynamics of business populations.
Page Count:
528
Publication Date:
1994-03-31
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195077369
ISBN-13:
9780195077360
Business
Organizational Theory
Organizational change
Evolutionary Biology
Sociology
Management
