The Dynamics of Growth within Global Organisations: Issues, Consequences and Implications

Birinder Singh Sandhawalia () and Darren Dalcher ()
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Birinder Singh Sandhawalia: National Centre for Project Management, Middlesex University, College House, Trent Park, Bramley Road, London N14 4YZ, UK
Darren Dalcher: National Centre for Project Management, Middlesex University, College House, Trent Park, Bramley Road, London N14 4YZ, UK

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2011, vol. 10, issue 02, 123-134

Abstract: An ever-accelerating rate of growth is altering the pace of change and making global organisations perform trade-offs in terms of organisational capabilities and quality of output. This paper reports on the empirical findings of a case study conducted at one of the world's largest software organisations and analyses the implications of rapid growth within global organisations. The paper further correlates the findings with the problems and issues confronting the world's largest automobile manufacturer, and establishes that growth needs to be planned to allow organisational capabilities and systems to support rapid expansion. Overall, the research highlights the important lessons learnt from accelerated growth within global organisations, and identifies the areas of future research required to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon.

Keywords: Knowledge management; knowledge management infrastructure; knowledge management processes; knowledge management capabilities; quality; development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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