The Three Faces of Corporate Renewal: Institution, Revolution and Evolution

Stephen J. Mezias and Mary Ann Glynn

Chapter 2 in Organizational Dynamics of Creative Destruction, 2002, pp 17-52 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we explore corporate change and renewal in large, established organizations by examining how different types of innovation strategies affect organizational outcomes. We start from one of the hallmarks of the management literature: a concern with the trade-off between the flexibility and efficiency of large bureaucratic organizations (March and Simon, 1958; March, 1991). In a classic discussion of this trade-off, Thompson (1967: 148–150) termed its management the paradox of administration. In almost all discussions of this paradox, there is virtual agreement that at least some innovation, change, and corporate renewal is vital; Kanter (1983: 23) argues that organizations cannot survive without innovating. Despite this often espoused critical need for innovation, analysts from March and Simon (1958) to the present (e.g., Tushman and Nelson, 1990; March, 1991) have observed that executing rapid, radical change in large organizations is more difficult and less frequent than executing routine, incremental change.

Keywords: Baseline Condition; Organizational Learning; Current Technology; Innovation Strategy; Aspiration Level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403920256_2

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