Mechanisms of Dialectical Change

Albert Martin ()
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Albert Martin: Institute for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Campus, 21391 Lueneburg, Germany

management revue. Socio-economic Studies, 2009, vol. 20, issue 2, 149-157

Abstract: Dialectics as a scientific method has its limitations. Dialectics as an intrinsic aspect of reality is an eminent and essential force in social life. Dialectics is about structures and dialectics is about change. This article shows how dialectic mechanisms work. The general considerations are illustrated by cases of organizational, strategic and technological change. We describe some types of dialectical structures and discuss what conditions may be responsible for activating the dialectical mechanism.

Keywords: change processes; mechanisms; logic of explanation; management of change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L20 L21 L26 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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