Recursive Change : Changing change during a hospital merger
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2009-08-10
Author(s)
Abstract
An important challenge for practitioners and students of fundamental change processes is their recursive dimension. The paper explores this dimension based on a longitudinal case study of a hospital merger. It shows that change changes over time due to its internal dynamics and thereby demonstrates the recursive dimension. The conceptual contribution thereof, the recursive model “changing change”, consists of two interlocking cycles: the dynamic interaction between those involved and the interplay between crises and their handling. Recursive change implicates for practice and research to reconsider the question of how to provide stability within a dynamic understanding of change processes.
Language
English
Keywords
organizational change
process perspective
hospital
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Academy of Management Conference
Start page
36
Event Title
69th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2009 "Green Management Matters"
Event Location
Chicago, IL USA
Event Date
07.-11.08.2009
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
55660