Innovative Forms of Organizing : International Perspectives

by Andrew M Pettigrew

• ISBN13: 9780761964353
• ISBN10: 0761964355
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-05
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

This book presents novel theoretical ideas and empirical findings where the fields of strategizing and organizing meet. At this boundary lie many of the most crucial theoretical and practical issues for management and managing. Innovative Forms of Organizing, the eagerly awaited sequel to The Innovating Organization (SAGE, 2000), draws upon the comprehensive data sets of the INFORM programme of research, to examine the development of innovative forms of organizing and company performance in organizations across Europe, Japan and the United States. Innovative Forms of Organizing establishes and develops three strong themes: organizing and strategizing; complementarities, change and performance; and the management of dualities in the modern corporation. The book then discusses the implications of its presented ideas for strategizing//organizing in the 21st century firm and the challenges for management researchers of conducting large scale, international comparative research. Innovative Forms of Organizing thereby illustrates 21st Century management research in 21st Century organizations across Europe, Japan and the USA. This seminal international study will be a classic in the field for years to come for scholars and policy makers in academia, business and government who are interested in strategy, organization and international management.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	vii
Preface	xii
1 Innovative Forms of Organizing: Trends in Europe, Japan and the USA in the 1990's	1	(32)
Andrew M. Pettigrew and Silvia Massini
Part 1 Organizing/Strategizing	33	(90)
2 The Challenge of Organizing/Strategizing	35	(14)
Richard Whittington and Leif Melin
3 Leadership: The Role of Interactive Strategizing	49	(23)
Leona Achtenhagen, Leif Melin, Tomas Müllern and Thomas Ericson
4 Learning and Continuous Change in Innovating Organizations	72	(23)
Leona Achtenhagen, Leif Melin and Tomas Müllern
5 A Cognitive Perspective on Strategizing/Organizing	95	(28)
Marjolijn S. Dijksterhuis, Frans A.J. Van den Bosch and Henk W. Volberda
Part 2 Complementarities, Change and Performance	123	(118)
6 Complementarities Thinking	125	(8)
Richard Whittington and Andrew M. Pettigrew
7 Complementarities in Organizational Innovation and Performance: Evidence from the INNFORM Survey	133	(40)
Silvia Massini and Andrew M. Pettigrew
8 Complementarities in Action: Organizational Change and Performance in BP and Unilever 1985-2002	173	(35)
Andrew M. Pettigrew and Richard Whittington
9 Complementary Change: Towards Global Integration in Four Professional Service Organizations	208	(33)
Evelyn M. Fenton and Andrew M. Pettigrew
Part 3 Managing Dualities in the Innovating Organization	241	(88)
10 Managing Dualities	243	(8)
Carlos J. Sánchez-Runde and Andrew M. Pettigrew
11 People Management Dualities	251	(26)
Carlos J. Sánchez-Runde, Silvia Masini and Javier Quintanilla
12 Convergence and Divergence of Organizing: Moderating Effect of Nation State	277	(24)
Arie Y Lewin, Silvia Masini, Winfried Ruigioti and Tsuyoshi Numagami
13 Managing the Homogeneity-Heterogeneity Duality	301	(28)
Leona Achtenhagen and Leif Melin
Part 4 Conclusion	329	(46)
14 Innovative Forms of Organizing: Progress Performance and Process	331	(21)
Andrew M. Pettigrew
15 Co-producing Knowledge and the Challenges of International Collaborative Research	352	(23)
Andrew M. Pettigrew
References	375	(27)
Index	402