Strategic and Organizational Change

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1、StrategicandOrganizationalChangeThebrewingindustry,throughitsnetworkofpublichouses,hasaprofoundimpactonthelivesofmuchofthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdom.Thisbookexplorestheshapingoftheindustryintheyearsfrom1950to1990,showinghowtheindustryhasmovedfrombeinglargelyconcernedwiththetechnic

2、alissuesofproductiontobeingakeypartoftheretailindustries.Utilizingresourcesdrawnfromtheoreticaltraditionssuchascriticalrealismandnewinstitutionalism,StrategicandOrganizationalChangedemonstratestheconsiderabledifferencesbetweenmajorcompaniesintheindustryandthewaysinwhichtheyhaveadopt

3、edaretailingapproach.Attheheartofthebookisanexplorationoftherelationshipbetweenmanagerialchoiceandthestructuralconstraintsandopportunitiesinwhichthatchoicewasexercised.Usingamuchmorehistoricalapproachthanisnormallymetwithinaccountsoforganizationalstrategy,thebookdrawsonextensivearch

4、ivalmaterial.StrategicandOrganizationalChangesuggestsnewwaysofthinkingaboutorganizationalstrategizinginitscontext.Showinghowideasdrawnfromtraditionssuchascriticalrealismcanbeapplied,thebookprovidesanewmodelofhowhistorycaninformtheanalysisoforganizationalstrategy.AboveallAlistairMutc

5、hpresentsafascinatingstoryofchangeinanindustrywhichistakenforgranted,butwhoseactionsaffect,forgoodorill,thelivesofmillions.AlistairMutchisProfessorofInformationandLearningatNottinghamTrentUniversity,UK.Hehaspublishedextensivelyonarangeofthemesassociatedwiththeimpactofinformationonwo

6、rkorganizationsandtheconsequencesforeducation.Hiscurrentinterestsincludetheapplicationofcriticalrealismtoorganizationaltheoryandthedevelopmentofthehistoryofmanagement.RoutledgeStudiesinBusinessOrganizationsandNetworks1DemocracyandEfficiency7OrganizingIndustrialintheEconomicEnterpris

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