The Four Systems of the Organization

Ole Thyssen
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Ole Thyssen: Copenhagen Business School

Chapter 5 in Business Ethics and Organizational Values, 2009, pp 62-83 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract An organization is often defined in contrast to both an institution and a company. An institution is assumed to have a purpose which is beyond dispute and which everyone is expected to share. The means to reach its end are inscribed in a tradition that is not normally up for discussion. Managing an institution, therefore, might simply be a question of following routines and resisting pressure towards change. Management is administration. An institution does not struggle to survive since its purpose is perceived to stand above the inconstancy of time. It does not need to renew itself or discuss its vision and its mission. If its financial foundation disappears, it can abolish itself with dignity.

Keywords: Business Ethic; Political System; Modern Society; Public Organization; Intermediate Link (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230250932_5

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