ISBN:
9781784417253
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Selznick’s theory of organizations offers a starting point to understand how organizations cohere as social actors. Each organization has a specific character that reflects its commitments to particular constituencies and that embodies certain values. Selznick’s theory explained how character evolves in relation to the formal structure of the organization, stamping an organization with a personality that guides its leaders’ future decision-making and deliberation. This paper traces Selznick’s development of this theory and suggests that his theory is useful for contemporary scholars who are interested in understanding how organizations relate and respond to and potentially shape their environments.
In:
Institutions and ideals, Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2015, (2015), Seite 149-174, 9781784417253
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
In:
year:2015
In:
pages:149-174
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1108/S0733-558X20150000044007
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