The Dilemma of Change and Future Organizations
An Exploratory Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11599651 |
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| Authors | Rolf E Rogers (corresponding author), Marilyn McCreery-Spencer |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 42-60 |
| Publication date | 1973-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0237 • E-ISSN: 2162-1128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00380237.1973.10570843 |
| OpenAlex | W2312405735 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Man is fascinated and at the same time frightened by change. Today, the nature of change itself has undergone and is undergoing a great transformation. No longer is change evolutionary, it has become revolutionary. That is, the particular type of change with which man co exists today is qualitatively different from before. Man lives as much with change itself as with its products. Changes are accelerated and unpredictable: they have transformed the bases of man's relationship to his society, his organizations, his tools, his work, and even himself. We are confronted with a new man in a new environment. The forces of
Dilemma · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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