Organizational Renewal: Top Management's Role in a Loosely Coupled System
研究了松散耦合系统中高层管理者如何通过塑造行为模式来维持组织凝聚力，推动持续变革，而非依赖共享价值观。
A number of writers, March, Simon, Weick, Orton, Pfeffer and Clegg, have dealt with change in loosely coupled systems. But one associated aspect, the role of top management, has yet to be clarified. Drawing on recent empirical research in punctuated change and CEO replacement, we consider how tight coupling might lead to punctuated change while loose coupling facilitates continuous change. But loose-coupling is no simple prescription. It raises questions about the "glue" that holds organizations together through significant change. We argue top management has a crucial role creating and maintaining this cohesion. Rejecting the weaker notion of "shared values," we focus on the cohesive function of behavior and on top management's role in shaping the loosely coupled organization's patterns of practice.