Darwinism, probability and complexity: market- based organizational transformation and change explained through the theories of evolution

Tanya Sammut-Bonnici and Robin Wensley

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Abstract: The study of transformation and change is one of the most important areas of social science research. This paper synthesizes and critically reviews the emerging traditions in the study of change dynamics. Three mainstream theories of evolution are introduced to explain change: the Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest, the Probability model and the Complexity approach. The literature review provides a basis for development of research questions that search for a more comprehensive understanding of organizational change. The paper concludes by arguing for the development of a complementary research tradition, which combines an evolutionary and organizational analysis of transformation and change.

Keywords: organisational transformation; change; evolution; darwinism; darwin; probability; complexity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 B0 L0 L1 L16 M0 M00 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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Published in International Journal of Management Reviews 3.4(2002): pp. 291-315

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