TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Structural Properties of Sustainable, Continuous Change: Achieving Reliability Through Flexibility
JF  - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Y1  - 2013
A1  - Carroll,Tim
A1  - Håkonsson,Dorthe Døjbak
A1  - Klaas,Peter
KW  - Management
AB  - Recent studies show that the relationship between structure and inertia in changing environments may be more complex than previously held and that the theoretical logics tying inertia with flexibility and efficiency remain incomplete. Using a computational model, this article aims to clarify this relationship by exploring what structural properties enable continuous change in inertia-generating organizations and what their performance consequences are in dynamic environments. The article has three main findings: First, employing managers who anticipate change is not enough to generate continuous change; it is also necessary to raise both the rate of responsiveness and desired performance. Second, continuous change increases average organizational performance and reduces its variation. Third, organizations’ capacity for continuous change is counterintuitively limited by the organizations’ capacity to build inertia. These are important insights, because they suggest that with the right design, organizations may be both more flexible and reliable than commonly believed.
VL  - 49
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0021886312464520
CP  - 2
U2  - a
U4  - 222942908416
ID  - 222942908416
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
T1  - Organizational Adaptation, Continuous Change, and the Positive Role of Inertia
T2  - Academy of Management Proceedings
Y1  - 2009
A1  - Carroll,Tim
A1  - Hakonsson,Dorthe Dojbak
A1  - Klaas,Peter
KW  - Management
JA  - Academy of Management Proceedings
U2  - b
U4  - 222727704576
ID  - 222727704576
ER  -