The Path towards Evolutionary—Teal Organizations: A Relationship Trigger on Collaborative Platforms

Ana Moreno Romero, Ángel Uruburu, Ajay K. Jain, Manuel Acevedo Ruiz and Carlos F. Gómez Muñoz
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Ana Moreno Romero: Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, High Technical School of Industrial Engineers, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Ángel Uruburu: Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, High Technical School of Industrial Engineers, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Ajay K. Jain: Organizational Design and Behaviour, Management Development Institute, 122 007 Gurgaon, India
Manuel Acevedo Ruiz: Research Group on Sustainable Organizations, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Carlos F. Gómez Muñoz: Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, High Technical School of Industrial Engineers, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: The technological challenges of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, innovative inter-organizational network relations, integration in corporate strategies of sustainability challenges, or unsatisfactory levels of staff commitment stemming from complexity and related uncertainty are some of the main key issues that organizations have to face in the near future. In this context, the appearance of the ‘evolutionary organization’ model marks an important milestone in terms of a renewed identification of fundamental principles for organizations, arguably as an update or revision of systemic thinking. This model allows organizations, functioning as living beings, to be more agile and humanistic and better prepared to establish agile and trustworthy inter-organizational relationships. Collaborative platforms are possible from that ability to add value between organizations while also being closely aligned with the principles and values of evolutionary organizations. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into how these (teal) organizations work with respect to their common principles of wholeness, evolutionary purpose, and self-management. In the end, the study intends to highlight relevant practical organizational aspects that can better facilitate the management of current and increasing complexity, as well as the transition to more humanistic-oriented organizations.

Keywords: organizational innovation; complexity theory; evolutionary organizations; systems thinking; collaborative platforms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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