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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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