Abstract
The article presents an overview of the longitudinal-processual theory of organizational formation. The ideological underpinnings of the method are described, highlighting its central focus on the factors and elements of an organization's creation and formation rather than its existent structures or practices. Speculative discussion is given regarding the processes involved in organizational culture, based off of an empirical school administration case study. Additional topics discussed include the influence of dramatic events which broadly change the social structure of the environment, the influence of social entrepreneurs, and the specific definition of organizational culture as an entity.
Keywords
Organizational cultureIdeologyOrganizational studiesOrganizational theoryOrganizational learningOrganization developmentOrganizational structureFocus (optics)SociologyEmpirical researchOrganizational changeKnowledge managementEpistemologyPublic relationsPolitical scienceManagementPoliticsComputer science
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- 24
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- 4
- Pages
- 570-570
- Citations
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Andrew Pettigrew
(1979).
On Studying Organizational Cultures.
Administrative Science Quarterly
, 24
(4)
, 570-570.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2392363
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- 10.2307/2392363