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Large contemporary organizations seem to be in an almost continual state of change. Whether in public or private organizations, managers are trying to implement new organizational forms, introduce new procedures or systems, or change the attitudes of employees. Such reforms often yield disappointing results, and so new reforms are deemed necessary. In this book, Nils Brunsson considers why reform takes place. He looks at why reforms occur when they do, why they propagate certain ideas to the exclusion of others, and what their consequences are. He emphasizes the role of social institutions, fashions, and hope. He argues that reform represents not only change but also stability, and that a failure to implement reforms is sometimes a solution rather than a problem for organizations. Nils Brunsson has long been one of the most probing analysts of organizational life, often taking unorthodox approaches. He draws on both European and American traditions to develop a distinctive voice and stance of his own. Based on extensive empirical studies in private and public organizations, Brunsson's new book will be of interest to academics and advanced students of organizational change, organizational theory, and public management.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Business & management Business innovation

• Full title: Reform as Routine
• Subtitle: Organizational Change and Stability in the Modern World
• Author: Nils Brunsson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 180
• EAN: 9780198296706
• ISBN: 0198296703
• ID: 04525359
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 444 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 164 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. July 2009

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