Changes in Organizational Architecture: Aspiration Levels, Performance Gaps and Organizational Change

Federica Ceci, Francesca Masciarelli () and Andrea Prencipe
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Federica Ceci: Dipartimento di Economia Aziendale, University G.d’Annunzio, Viale Pindaro 42, Pescara 65127, Italy
Francesca Masciarelli: Dipartimento di Economia Aziendale, University G.d’Annunzio, Viale Pindaro 42, Pescara 65127, Italy
Andrea Prencipe: Department of Business and Management LUISS, Viale Romania 32, Roma 00197, Italy

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2016, vol. 13, issue 01, 1-21

Abstract: This paper illustrates how organizations change their architecture in response to environmental feedback, measured in relation to performance gaps. Based on a study of 762 organizations, we explore the modus operandi underpinning architectural change and argue that the interplay between social and historical aspiration levels: (i) constitutes a benchmark against which organizations measure current performance; and (ii) defines the scope of architectural change. While a small performance gap leads organizations to implement minor architectural changes (adaptation strategy), a large performance gap requires major change (reorientation strategy).

Keywords: Adaptation; architectural change; performance gap; reorientation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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