This conceptual article discusses and, from some aspects, also problematizes the state-of-the-art regarding co-evolutionary research in Management and Organization Studies (MOS). Analyzing 76 characteristic studies published since 2000, we address three simple, signifi-cant questions: What co-evolves? What causal relationships are considered? What are the theoretical processes? The motivation behind our contribution is twofold: on the one hand, the turn of the century witnessed the remarkable growth of inquiries which, at face value, have claimed to be “co-evolutionary”; but, on the other hand, specific analyses about where this fast-growing meta-theoretical perspective on social change is now, and where it could move towards in the future, are still missing in MOS. Our study reveals increasing heteroge-neity in defining what co-evolves and the associated causal relationships. It also reveals the prevailing scarcity in explaining what processes substantially characterize co-evolution in MOS. With a view to shaping the future direction of research in this area, we propose four core principles that theoretically set the co-evolutionary project apart.

Abatecola, G., Breslin, D., Kask, J. (2020). Do organizations really co-evolve? Problematizing co-evolutionary change in management and organization studies. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 155, 119964 [10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119964].

Do organizations really co-evolve? Problematizing co-evolutionary change in management and organization studies

Abatecola G.
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2020-01-01

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This conceptual article discusses and, from some aspects, also problematizes the state-of-the-art regarding co-evolutionary research in Management and Organization Studies (MOS). Analyzing 76 characteristic studies published since 2000, we address three simple, signifi-cant questions: What co-evolves? What causal relationships are considered? What are the theoretical processes? The motivation behind our contribution is twofold: on the one hand, the turn of the century witnessed the remarkable growth of inquiries which, at face value, have claimed to be “co-evolutionary”; but, on the other hand, specific analyses about where this fast-growing meta-theoretical perspective on social change is now, and where it could move towards in the future, are still missing in MOS. Our study reveals increasing heteroge-neity in defining what co-evolves and the associated causal relationships. It also reveals the prevailing scarcity in explaining what processes substantially characterize co-evolution in MOS. With a view to shaping the future direction of research in this area, we propose four core principles that theoretically set the co-evolutionary project apart.
2020
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore SECS-P/08 - ECONOMIA E GESTIONE DELLE IMPRESE
English
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co-evolution; adaptation; management; organization; change; conceptual
Abatecola, G., Breslin, D., Kask, J. (2020). Do organizations really co-evolve? Problematizing co-evolutionary change in management and organization studies. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 155, 119964 [10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119964].
Abatecola, G; Breslin, D; Kask, J
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