Ebook: (R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment

Rob Dekker’s (R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment investigates the possible changes needed for industrial organizations to adapt to and remain competitive in their ever evolving environment. (R)Evolution’s main area of contribution to these very complex issues is embedded in the work’s ambitious attempt to borrow from evolutionary biology and genetics not only metaphors but also concepts and models to be adapted to the management of business organizations. The work provides us with a comprehensive vision of adaptation and variation in the business community, integrating various intellectual inputs which are based on an evolutionary vision of economic behavior. Using an extensive study of the literature in management science, and applying new models and methodologies in numerous case studies, Dekkers draws many insightful conclusions including the claim that companies often evolve slower than generally expected. Furthermore the research calls into question the effectiveness of the common practice of corporate reorganization. Embracing and merging most major contemporary developments in the theories of change into a comprehensive integrated approach, (R)Evolution is an invaluable resource for researchers specializing in the management of technological change.

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Rob Dekker’s (R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment investigates the possible changes needed for industrial organizations to adapt to and remain competitive in their ever evolving environment. (R)Evolution’s main area of contribution to these very complex issues is embedded in the work’s ambitious attempt to borrow from evolutionary biology and genetics not only metaphors but also concepts and models to be adapted to the management of business organizations. The work provides us with a comprehensive vision of adaptation and variation in the business community, integrating various intellectual inputs which are based on an evolutionary vision of economic behavior. Using an extensive study of the literature in management science, and applying new models and methodologies in numerous case studies, Dekkers draws many insightful conclusions including the claim that companies often evolve slower than generally expected. Furthermore the research calls into question the effectiveness of the common practice of corporate reorganization. Embracing and merging most major contemporary developments in the theories of change into a comprehensive integrated approach, (R)Evolution is an invaluable resource for researchers specializing in the management of technological change.

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Rob Dekker’s (R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment investigates the possible changes needed for industrial organizations to adapt to and remain competitive in their ever evolving environment. (R)Evolution’s main area of contribution to these very complex issues is embedded in the work’s ambitious attempt to borrow from evolutionary biology and genetics not only metaphors but also concepts and models to be adapted to the management of business organizations. The work provides us with a comprehensive vision of adaptation and variation in the business community, integrating various intellectual inputs which are based on an evolutionary vision of economic behavior. Using an extensive study of the literature in management science, and applying new models and methodologies in numerous case studies, Dekkers draws many insightful conclusions including the claim that companies often evolve slower than generally expected. Furthermore the research calls into question the effectiveness of the common practice of corporate reorganization. Embracing and merging most major contemporary developments in the theories of change into a comprehensive integrated approach, (R)Evolution is an invaluable resource for researchers specializing in the management of technological change.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Prologue....Pages 1-2
Introduction....Pages 3-10
Stagnation and Evolution in Industry....Pages 11-30
Evolution as Model for Business Growth....Pages 31-46
Research Objectives and Methodology....Pages 47-62
Interaction between Organisation and Environment as Evolutionary Process....Pages 63-80
Evolutionary Models for Genetic Variation....Pages 81-108
Landscape Fitness and Adaptation....Pages 109-142
Reference Model and Hypotheses for the Evolution of Organisations....Pages 143-168
Concluding Evolutionary Biology....Pages 169-180
Technology Management and Innovation....Pages 181-212
Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering....Pages 213-245
Learning Organisation and Knowledge Management....Pages 247-278
Preluding the Dynamic Adaptation....Pages 279-302
Development of Framework for Dynamic Adaptation....Pages 303-333
Application to Strategic Capacity Management....Pages 335-349
Case Studies....Pages 351-366
Epilogue....Pages 367-368
Conclusions....Pages 369-380
Recommendations....Pages 381-385
Back Matter....Pages 387-522

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Rob Dekker’s (R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment investigates the possible changes needed for industrial organizations to adapt to and remain competitive in their ever evolving environment. (R)Evolution’s main area of contribution to these very complex issues is embedded in the work’s ambitious attempt to borrow from evolutionary biology and genetics not only metaphors but also concepts and models to be adapted to the management of business organizations. The work provides us with a comprehensive vision of adaptation and variation in the business community, integrating various intellectual inputs which are based on an evolutionary vision of economic behavior. Using an extensive study of the literature in management science, and applying new models and methodologies in numerous case studies, Dekkers draws many insightful conclusions including the claim that companies often evolve slower than generally expected. Furthermore the research calls into question the effectiveness of the common practice of corporate reorganization. Embracing and merging most major contemporary developments in the theories of change into a comprehensive integrated approach, (R)Evolution is an invaluable resource for researchers specializing in the management of technological change.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Prologue....Pages 1-2
Introduction....Pages 3-10
Stagnation and Evolution in Industry....Pages 11-30
Evolution as Model for Business Growth....Pages 31-46
Research Objectives and Methodology....Pages 47-62
Interaction between Organisation and Environment as Evolutionary Process....Pages 63-80
Evolutionary Models for Genetic Variation....Pages 81-108
Landscape Fitness and Adaptation....Pages 109-142
Reference Model and Hypotheses for the Evolution of Organisations....Pages 143-168
Concluding Evolutionary Biology....Pages 169-180
Technology Management and Innovation....Pages 181-212
Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering....Pages 213-245
Learning Organisation and Knowledge Management....Pages 247-278
Preluding the Dynamic Adaptation....Pages 279-302
Development of Framework for Dynamic Adaptation....Pages 303-333
Application to Strategic Capacity Management....Pages 335-349
Case Studies....Pages 351-366
Epilogue....Pages 367-368
Conclusions....Pages 369-380
Recommendations....Pages 381-385
Back Matter....Pages 387-522
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