Archetypes of Organizational Success and Failure
Archetypes of Organizational Success and Failure
Autor Correspondente: Denise L Fleck | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: organizational archetypes, corporate growth, healthy longevity of organizations, theory building
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Resumo Inglês:
This paper presents inductive theoretical work inspired by the empirical study of the high-tech rivals General
Electric and Westinghouse. Comparative historical analysis suggests that each firm’s responses to five
organizational challenges have affected their chances of enjoying long-term success. In addition, the theoretical
work advances two polar ideal types of organizational success and failure: the self-perpetuating and the selfdestructive
archetypes, respectively. These should be seen as extreme states of the existence of firms since, in
reality, firms operate in some intermediary state. A process-oriented perspective of theory building advances
relations of necessity towards organizational long-term success, and integrates the responses to challenges into a
requisites model for the development of a propensity for organizational self-perpetuation.
