Sameness, otherness? Enriching organizational change theories with philosophical considerations on the same and the other

Article Abstract:

The sameness-otherness relationship, a central concern in the organizational change (OC) theories and organizational ethics (OE) literature is explained and the role of powerful agents in the OC process are debated. Review of four classic OC approaches underscore the limitations of sameness principle and emphasize the role of powerful agents within the organization as potential conveyors of otherness and infer the proposition that relate these agentsE posture to the observable type of organizational change processes.

Comparative analysis, Organizational change, Organizational ethics

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Leveraging the advantage of early entry: Proprietary technologies versus cost leadership

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An attempt is made to develop the relationships between the eearly mover advantageE and a firmEs market share by testing hypotheses relating a firmEs strategic choices and order of entry to market share on a cross-sectional data set. The results support the persistence of an advantage for early movers, thus concluding that if cost leadership is a relevant strategy to gain market share, it is mostly beneficial for late entrants.

United States, Science & research, Market Targeting & Approach, Research, Market strategy, Market domination, Market share

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Age, order of entry, strategic orientation, and organizational performance

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Models of business performance analysis are studied, on the basis of relationships between age, market conditions and order of entry. It is concluded that a company's strategic orientation and age have an impact on its performance.

Methods, Competition (Economics), Corporations, Valuation, Work measurement

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