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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE GEORGE R. TERRY ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BOOK AWARD 2009
This superb study of a Brazilian state company''s transition to private ownership is marvellously comprehensive in its coverage of the firm''s entire life span and the full spectrum of its interactions with all aspects of its environment. The outstanding quality of this volume''s contribution to co-evolutionary thinking and institutional and political theory has invaluable implications for culture, politics, identity, learning, and adaptation, making it an absolute ''must read'' for all organization, management and strategy scholars.
Christine Oliver, Professor and Henry J. Knowles Chair in Organizational Strategy, Schulich School of Business, York University
This book by Suzanna B. Rodrigues and John Child is destined to become a classic study for several reasons. It is an exemplary study of co-evolutionary case study research, it is one of a very few longitudinal studies that fo
Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Foreword.
Part I: Introduction.
1 Perspectives on Corporate Evolution.
2 The Economic and Political Context of Telecommunications in Brazil.
3 Scope and Method.
Part II: Historical Co-evolution.
4 Foundations 1953-1985.
5 Politicization 1985-1993.
6 Reconstruction and Demise 1993-2000.
Part III: Multi-dimensional Co-evolution.
7 Organizational Culture.
8 Corporate Identity.
9 Metaphors and Reflective Imaging.
10 The Politics of Learning.
Part IV: Theoretical Development.
11 A Political Interest Theory of Corporate Co-evolution.
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