Why organizations change

org. learning perspective

org + human are complex, evolving,and cannot be reduced to single, lineair,objective of max. shareholder value

mimetic isomorphism

pressures

formal coercive

informal coercive

geopolitical

technological

greater economic integration

maturation and slowdown

fall of socialist countries

market decline

hypercompetition

reputation and creditibility

org learning vs threat rigidity

env as objective vs. env as cognitive

type 1 error

type 2 error

forces for change vs forces for stability

bridging (adapting) vs buffering (shielding)

bridging

keep org effective

buffering

keep org efficient

Org pressures for change

growth

integration and collaboration

identity

new broom

power and political