Explaining Development and Change in Organizations

van de Ven, Andrew H.; Poole, Marshall Scott

doi:10.5465/amr.1995.9508080329

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Explaining Development and Change in Organizations

van de Ven, Andrew H., Poole, Marshall Scott·1995·The Academy of Management Review

DOI 10.5465/amr.1995.9508080329

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This article introduces four basic theories that may serve as building blocks for explaining processes of change in organizations: life cycle, teleology, dialectics, and evolution. These four theories represent different sequences of change events that are driven by different conceptual motors and operate at different organizational levels. This article identifies the circumstances when each theory applies and proposes how interplay among the theories produces a wide variety of more complex theories of change and development in organizational life.

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Authors: van de Ven, A. H., & Poole, M. S.
Affiliations: Texas A&M University (US)
ORCID: Poole, Marshall Scott
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1995-07
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 510
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.5465/amr.1995.9508080329
OpenAlex: W2148940838
Cited by: 3,762
References: 91
Citations by year: 2026: 100 · 2025: 103 · 2024: 133 · 2023: 125 · 2022: 143 · 2021: 191 · 2020: 201 · 2019: 151 · 2018: 174 · 2017: 177 · 2016: 171 · 2015: 183 · 2014: 193 · 2013: 200 · 2012: 201
FWCI: 29.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Change
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Keywords: organizational change, organizational development, life cycle theory, teleology, dialectics, evolution, organizational theory, change processes, levels of organization

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