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Organizational Evolution

Organizational Evolution is a theoretical construct within organizational studies that delineates the systematic, stage-based development of organizations through distinct phases of growth, maturity, and decline, distinguishing itself from related models by emphasizing adaptive structural and cultural transformations over time.

710

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114.9K

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1.1K

Authors

552

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2017–2026

74

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Publications

710

The Population Ecology of Organizations

Michael T. Hannan, John H. Freeman · American Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 7.5K citations

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The Art of Continuous Change: Linking Complexity Theory and Time-Paced Evolution in Relentlessly Shifting Organizations

Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 4.3K citations

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Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of Industrial Enterprise.

Charlotte Erickson, Alfred D. Chandler · Economica · 1963 · 3.4K citations

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Explaining Development and Change in Organizations

Andrew H. Van de Ven, Marshall Scott Poole · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 3K citations

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Organizations and Environments

James G. Hougland, Jon M. Shepard, Howard E. Aldrich · Academy of Management Review · 1980 · 2.9K citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. GR
    Glenn R. Carroll

    Stanford University, United States

    17 publications · 3.2K citations

    17

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  2. MT
    Michael T. Hannan

    Stanford University, United States

    15 publications · 11.1K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. ML
    Michael L. Tushman

    Columbia University, United States

    10 publications · 5.2K citations

    10

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  4. HE
    Howard E. Aldrich

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    7 publications · 3.9K citations

    7

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  5. DB
    Dermot Breslin

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 296 citations

    6

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Institutions

552

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    9.3K citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    14 h-index

    16 publications

    7.5K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    5.2K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    946 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. London Business School

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Organization Science

    30 publications · 10.9K citations

    29

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  2. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 32 publications · 14.3K citations

    28

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  3. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 24 publications · 11.8K citations

    23

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  4. Journal of Management Studies

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

    17

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  5. Organization Studies

    18 publications · 3.3K citations

    17

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